| Mission type | Optical imaging Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISA |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 40387 |
| Mission duration | 24 days 1.5 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 52 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 February 2015, 08:50:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Safir-1B |
| Launch site | Semnan city |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 26 February 2015 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 224 km |
| Apogee altitude | 470 km |
| Inclination | 55.53° |
| Period | 91.5 minutes |
| Epoch | 2 February 2015 |
Fajr (Persian: فجر, meaning "dawn") is an Iranian satellite which was launched on 2 February 2015.[2] Fajr had a mass of 52 kg and was equipped with an optical imaging payload which would have reached a ground resolution of about 500 metres (1,600 ft).[3]
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