Navid (satellite)
Operator | ISA |
---|---|
COSPAR ID | 2012-005A |
SATCAT № | 38075 |
Mission duration | 2 months[1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 50 kilograms (110 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | February 3, 2012, 00:04 UTC |
Rocket | Safir-1B |
Launch site | Semnan |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 1 April 2012 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee | 250 kilometres (160 mi) |
Apogee | 375 kilometres (233 mi) |
Inclination | 55 degrees |
Period | 90 minutes |
Navid (Persian: نوید) or Navid-e Elm-o San'at (Persian: نوید علم و صنعت, "Gospel of Science and Technology") was an experimental Iranian Earth observation satellite.[2] The satellite carried a camera for taking higher-precision imagery of Earth and it was also be used to collect weather data and monitor natural disasters.[3] It was developed by students at the Iran University of Science and Technology.[4] 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.[5] The launch occurred at approximately 00:04 UTC on 3 February 2012.[6] The satellite remained in orbit for two months, before reentering the atmosphere on 1 April 2012.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0203/Reports-Iran-successfully-launches-small-Earth-watching-satellite
- ↑ "IRI successfully launches new satellite into orbit". IRIB. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Stephen Clark (3 February 2011). "Observing satellite launched by modified Iranian missile". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ "Iran to put Navid satellite into space". Press TV. October 9, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ http://jamejamonline.ir/newstext.aspx?newsnum=100803210565
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Issue 654". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ "Navis [sic] Satellite". Recent Reentries. Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies. Retrieved 20 April 2012.