Qased (rocket)

Qased
FunctionSmall-lift space launch vehicle
ManufacturerIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Country of originIran
Size
Stages3[1]
Capacity
Payload to LEO (500 km)
Mass10 ~ 50 kg
Associated rockets
FamilyDeveloped into Qaem 100
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesShahroud space center
Total launches3
Success(es)3
Failure(s)0
First flight22 April 2020
Last flight27 September 2023
First stage
Diameter1.25 m [2]
Powered byGhadr
Maximum thrust~ 30,000 kilograms-force (290,000 N; 66,000 lbf)
Burn time103 seconds
PropellantUDMH/N2O4
Second stage
Diameter1 m
Powered bySalman
Burn time60 seconds
Propellantsolid
Third stage
Diameter1 m
Powered byUnnamed IRGC motor
Propellantsolid

The Qased (also Ghased, Persian: قاصد, lit.'messenger') rocket is an Iranian expendable small-lift orbital space launch vehicle. It made its maiden flight in 2020, lofting Iran's first military satellite named Noor (Persian: نور, lit.'light') into orbit.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Borger, Julian (2020-04-22). "Iran reportedly launches first military satellite as Trump makes threats". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference seradata-20200422 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stephen Clark (2020-04-22). "Iran places military satellite in orbit". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. ^ Loren Grush (2020-04-22). "Iran claims it has successfully launched a military satellite". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. ^ "Iran launches its first military satellite". Al Jazeera. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-28.