Sinah 1

Launch data: Designation  28893 / 05043D Launch date  27 Oct 2005 - 06:52 UT Launch site  Pl, LC-132/1 Launch vehicle  Cosmos-3M Mission  Technology, Imaging? Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  683 x 704 km Inclination  98.18° Period  98.63 min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  NPO Polyot Operator   Platform  Sterkh bus Mass at launch  160 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension   Solar array   Stabilization   DC power   Design lifetime

Sinah 1 (left bottom) [ESA]

Mission details:

Sinah-1 (or Sina-1) is Irans first satellite. This satellite is a 160 kg experimental payload built by Russia's Polyot, based in Omsk. Some reports indicate an imaging payload, others a communications payload.