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The Saman-1, along with a CubeSat and a research payload, was successfully sent into space from the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal, southeast of Semnan, on Friday morning using a Simorgh launcher, PressTV reported.<\/p>\n
The payloads were placed in an orbit around the Earth, with an apogee of 410 kilometers and a perigee of 300 kilometers.<\/p>\n
Simorgh is a two-stage SLV with liquid fuel developed by the Iranian Ministry of Defense.<\/p>\n
In its eighth launch, the Simorgh set a new record for the liftoff of payloads. During this multi-phase mission, it successfully placed the Saman-1 orbital transfer block and two other research payloads, weighing nearly 300 kilograms, into orbit.<\/p>\n
Designed and developed by technicians from the Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC), the Saman-1 system is designed to place satellites in higher orbits, reducing costs and eliminating the need for large launch vehicles with high fuel consumption.<\/p>\n
The space tug was test-launched in October 2022. Reflecting on the system,\u00a0Hassan Salaryieh, chief of Iran\u2019s space agency said that the system “means a quicker and smoother process of obtaining the orbital point synchronized with the Earth once a satellite elevates its orbital height from the geostationary orbit to the operational one.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the payloads of today’s launcher was, according to Iranian media, the Fakhr-1 communication satellite.\u00a0This satellite, developed by experts from the Ministry of Defense’s\u00a0Iran Electronics Industries, was placed into a 410-kilometer orbit.<\/p>\n
Moments ago, the satellite sent its first signal to ground stations.<\/p>\n
Despite sanctions imposed by Western countries in recent years, Iran has taken giant strides in the civilian space program.<\/p>\n
The country is among the world\u2019s top 10 nations capable of developing and launching satellites.<\/p>\n
On September 14, Iran successfully sent into orbit the domestically-developed Chamran 1 research satellite, registering another impressive stride in the country\u2019s space program.<\/p>\n
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