| Mission type | Earth observation satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | Iran |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-096A |
| SATCAT no. | 53370[1] |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | VNIIEM |
| Payload mass | 650 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 9, 2022 05:52:38 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat[3] |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 31/6 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Semi-major axis | 6869 km |
| Perigee altitude | 496.8 km |
| Apogee altitude | 500.6 km |
| Inclination | 97.4º |
| Period | 94.4 min |
The Khayyam satellite (Persian: خیام) is an Iranian high-resolution imaging satellite that was successfully sent into low Earth orbit on 9 August 2022. It was launched from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan, on a Russian Soyuz rocket.[4][5] The satellite was designed by the Iranian Space Agency and built by Russian companies VNIIEM and NPK Barl in a contract that included technology transfer and providing technological assistance in future Khayyam satellite family designs by Iran.[6][7] It is named after Iranian polymath Omar Khayyam.[5]
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- ^ Zak, Anatoly (11 August 2022). "Soyuz launches Russian-built satellite for Iran". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter Dirk. "Khayyam 1, 2, 3, 4". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Russia puts Iranian satellite into orbit". Reuters. 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ زارعپور: قرارداد خرید ماهواره خیام را به قرارداد انتقال تکنولوژی تبدیل کردیم
- ^ "رئیس سازمان فضایی ایران: ماهواره خیام را یک شرکت روسی ساخته است". 10 August 2022.