&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA_-_%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD_%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AE%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C(%D8%B1%D9%87)_(2).jpg) The Simorgh satellite launch vehicle launching on its first orbital test flight on 27 July 2017. | |
| Function | Small-lift space launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |  Iran |
| Size | |
| Height | 26.5 m (87 ft) |
| Diameter | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) first stage, 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) second stage |
| Mass | 87 t (192,000 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO 200 km | |
| Mass | 800 kg (1,800 lb)[1] |
| Payload to LEO 500 km | |
| Mass | 250 kg (550 lb)[2] |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Derived from Safir |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal |
| Total launches | 5 or 6 (+1 suborbital) |
| Success(es) | 1 (+1 suborbital) |
| Failure(s) | 4 or 5 |
| First flight | 19 April 2016 (suborbital) 27 July 2017 (orbital) |
| First stage | |
| Height | 17.8 m |
| Diameter | 2.4 m |
| Powered by | 4 × Shahab-5[3] + 4 verniers |
| Maximum thrust | 1,590 kN (360,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 120 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Second stage | |
| Diameter | 1.5 m |
| Powered by | 4 × R-27 Zyb |
| Maximum thrust | 71.6 kN (16,100 lbf) |
| Burn time | 320 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Third stage (Optional) | |
| Powered by | Saman-1 |
| Maximum thrust | 13 kN (2,900 lbf) |
| Burn time | 40 seconds |
| Propellant | Solid |
Simorgh (Persian: ماهواره‌بر سیمرغ, Phoenix), also called Safir-2, is an Iranian expendable launch vehicle under development.[4][5] It is the successor of the Safir, Iran's first space launch vehicle.[6] Its mission is to carry heavier satellites into higher orbit than Safir.[7]
The project was unveiled by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 3 February 2010, as part of celebrations of the first anniversary of the launch of Omid, the first indigenously launched Iranian satellite,[8] and was launched for the first time on 19 April 2016.[9]
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