Rasad 1
Iranian satellite
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::summary Iranian satellite ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rasad 1 |
| mission_type | Observation |
| operator | Iranian Space Agency |
| COSPAR_ID | 2011-025A |
| SATCAT | 37675 |
| mission_duration | 3 weeks |
| launch_mass | 15.3 kg |
| launch_date | UTC |
| launch_rocket | Safir-1A |
| launch_site | Semnan Space Center |
| decay_date | |
| orbit_epoch | 22 June 2011 |
| orbit_reference | Geocentric |
| orbit_regime | Low Earth |
| orbit_periapsis | 233 km |
| orbit_apoapsis | 271 km |
| orbit_inclination | 55.6 degrees |
| orbit_mean_motion | 16.08 |
| orbit_period | 89.54 minutes |
| apsis | gee |
| :: |
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| mission_type = Observation | operator = Iranian Space Agency | COSPAR_ID = 2011-025A | SATCAT = 37675 | mission_duration = 3 weeks
| spacecraft_bus = | manufacturer = | dry_mass = | launch_mass = 15.3 kg | power =
| launch_date = UTC | launch_rocket = Safir-1A | launch_site = Semnan Space Center | launch_contractor = | decay_date =
| orbit_epoch = 22 June 2011 | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Low Earth | orbit_periapsis = 233 km | orbit_apoapsis = 271 km | orbit_inclination = 55.6 degrees | orbit_mean_motion = 16.08 | orbit_period = 89.54 minutes | apsis = gee
Rasad-1 (, meaning Observation) was an Iranian satellite which was launched in 2011.{{cite web | title = Iran launches home-made satellite into orbit | publisher = The Telegraph | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/8581238/Iran-launches-home-made-satellite-into-orbit.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130114020753/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/8581238/Iran-launches-home-made-satellite-into-orbit.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 January 2013 | date = 17 June 2011 | access-date = 17 June 2011 | title = Iran satellite is step towards human space flight | publisher = New Scientist | url = https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20591-iran-satellite-is-step-towards-human-space-flight.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news | date = 21 June 2011 | access-date = 21 June 2011
Satellite
The third Iranian satellite, and the second to be launched successfully using an indigenous rocket, Rasad-1 was Iran's first imaging satellite. Launched aboard a Safir-B carrier rocket, it was successfully placed into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 236 by, inclined at 55.7 degrees. It made approximately fifteen orbits per day.
Rasad-1 was launched on the maiden flight of the Safir-B rocket, designated Safir-B1, from a launch site in Semnan province, Iran. The launch occurred at approximately 09:14 UTC on 15 June 2011 with the spacecraft reaching orbit several minutes later.
The satellite had a mass of 15.3 kg and returned images with a resolution of 150 m. It was equipped with solar panels to generate power. The satellite decayed from orbit three weeks after launch, on 6 July 2011.
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References
References
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