Shahroud Space Center

Sharoud Space Center
Sharoud Space Center is located in Iran
Sharoud Space Center
Sharoud Space Center
Coordinates36°12′03″N 55°20′02″E / 36.2009°N 55.3339°E / 36.2009; 55.3339
TypeSpaceport
Site information
OperatorIRGCASF
ConditionOperational
Site history
Builtlate 1980s [1]

Shahroud Space Center (Persian:پایگاه فضایی شاهرود) is a Military Spaceport under control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) located south-east of Shahroud Semnan Province, used to orbit military satellites for Iran's military space program.[2]

  1. ^ "Shahroud Missile Test Site". The Nuclear Threat Initiative. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. ^ Hinz, Fabian. "IRAN'S SOLID-PROPELLANT SLV PROGRAM IS ALIVE AND KICKING". Arms control wonk.