Nahid-1

Nahid-1 (Persian: ناهید, meaning "Venus") was an Iranian solar-powered communications satellite.^[2][3]

Nahid-1

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Iranian Space Agency
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	Iranian Space Agency
Power	Solar
Start of mission
Launch date	4 March 2023[1]
Rocket	Qaem 100
Launch site	Shahroud Space Center
Contractor	IRGC
End of mission
Disposal	launch vehicle failure
Destroyed	4 March 2023 (2023-03-05)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth

Satellite

It was originally planned to launch into low Earth orbit in September 2019^[4] on a Safir rocket,^[5] however an explosion occurred on the launch pad during launch preparation on 29 August 2019,^[6] though the satellite itself was apparently not part of the test and remained undamaged.^[5] It was ultimately launched on board a Qaem 100 on 4 March 2023 as part of the rocket's maiden flight, however the launch failed and the satellite was destroyed together with the rocket.^[1][7]

Nahid-1 was built with the aim of gaining know-how and experience in the development of geosynchronous communication satellites. It was the first Iranian satellite equipped with deployable solar panels.^[8]

See also

• Omid
• Kavoshgar 1 (rocket)