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Safir

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Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Safir." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/launch-vehicles/safir-rocket.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Safir. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/launch-vehicles/safir-rocket

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-safir,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Safir},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/launch-vehicles/safir-rocket},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

Iran's first orbital launch vehicle, derived from the country's Shahab ballistic missile technology, which carried the Omid satellite to orbit in February 2009, making Iran the ninth nation to launch a satellite with an indigenous rocket.

Facts

Vehicle Class

Light-lift expendable launch vehicle 1

Manufacturer

Iranian Space Agency / Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group 1

First Flight Date

2009-02-02 1

Status

Operational, flown periodically for Iranian satellite launches; largely superseded by the newer, larger Simorgh vehicle for heavier payloads. 1

Sources

1. Encyclopedia Astronautica

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