Rasad 1

Rasad-1 (Persian: رصد, meaning Observation) was an Iranian satellite which was launched in 2011.^[2][3]

Rasad 1

Mission type	Observation
Operator	Iranian Space Agency
COSPAR ID	2011-025A
SATCAT no.	37675
Mission duration	3 weeks
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	15.3 kilograms (34 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	15 June 2011, 09:14 (2011-06-15UTC09:14Z) UTC
Rocket	Safir-1A
Launch site	Semnan Space Center
End of mission
Decay date	6 July 2011 (2011-07-07)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	233 kilometres (145 mi)
Apogee altitude	271 kilometres (168 mi)
Inclination	55.6 degrees
Period	89.54 minutes
Mean motion	16.08
Epoch	22 June 2011[1]

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 299 kilometres (147 by 186 mi), inclined at 55.7 degrees. It made approximately fifteen orbits per day.^{[citation needed]}

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 kilograms (34 lb) and returned images with a resolution of 150 metres (490 ft).^{[citation needed]} It was equipped with solar panels to generate power. The satellite decayed from orbit three weeks after launch, on 6 July 2011.^[4][5]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• Omid