Navid (satellite)

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title: "Navid (satellite)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["spacecraft-launched-in-2012", "satellites-of-iran", "spacecraft-which-reentered-in-2012", "iranian-space-agency"] description: "Iranian Earth observation satellite" topic_path: "geography/iran" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navid_(satellite)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Iranian Earth observation satellite ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox spaceflight"]

Field	Value
name	Navid
operator	Iranian Space Agency (ISA)
COSPAR_ID	2012-005A
SATCAT	38075
mission_duration	2 months
launch_mass	50 kg
launch_date	UTC
launch_rocket	Safir-1B
launch_site	Semnan, Iran
decay_date
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Low Earth
orbit_periapsis	250 km
orbit_apoapsis	375 km
orbit_inclination	55 degrees
orbit_period	90 minutes
apsis	gee
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| name = Navid | image = | image_caption = | mission_type = | operator = Iranian Space Agency (ISA) | website = | COSPAR_ID = 2012-005A | SATCAT = 38075 | mission_duration = 2 months | spacecraft_bus = | manufacturer = | dry_mass = | launch_mass = 50 kg | power = | launch_date = UTC | launch_rocket = Safir-1B | launch_site = Semnan, Iran | launch_contractor = | decay_date = | orbit_epoch = | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Low Earth | orbit_periapsis = 250 km | orbit_apoapsis = 375 km | orbit_inclination = 55 degrees | orbit_period = 90 minutes | apsis = gee Navid () or Navid-e Elm-o San'at (نوید علم و صنعت, "Promise of Science and Technology") was an experimental Iranian Earth observation satellite.

Satellite

The satellite carried a camera for taking higher resolution imagery of Earth and it was also used to collect weather data and monitor natural disasters. Navid satellite weighing 50 kilograms,The third satellite to be launched indigenously by Iran, it was placed into orbit by a new configuration of the Safir carrier rocket, featuring a larger second stage with 20% more thrust. The launch occurred at approximately 00:04 UTC on 3 February 2012. The satellite remained in orbit for two months, before reentering the atmosphere on 1 April 2012.

References

References

1. (3 February 2012). "Reports: Iran successfully launches small Earth-watching satellite". Christian Science Monitor.
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