Navid (satellite)
Navid (Persian: نوید) or Navid-e Elm-o San'at (نوید علم و صنعت, "Promise of Science and Technology") was an experimental Iranian Earth observation satellite.[2] The satellite carried a camera for taking higher resolution imagery of Earth and it was also be used to collect weather data and monitor natural disasters.[3] It was developed by students at the Iran University of Science and Technology.[4] The third satellite to be launched indigenously by Iran, it was placed into orbit by a new configuration of the Safir carrier rocket, featuring a larger second stage with 20% more thrust.[5] The launch occurred at approximately 00:04 UTC on 3 February 2012.[6] The satellite remained in orbit for two months, before reentering the atmosphere on 1 April 2012.[7]
| Operator | Iranian Space Agency (ISA) |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2012-005A |
| SATCAT no. | 38075 |
| Mission duration | 2 months[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 50 kilograms (110 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | February 3, 2012, 00:04 UTC |
| Rocket | Safir-1B |
| Launch site | Semnan, Iran |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 1 April 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 250 kilometres (160 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 375 kilometres (233 mi) |
| Inclination | 55 degrees |
| Period | 90 minutes |
See also
References
- http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0203/Reports-Iran-successfully-launches-small-Earth-watching-satellite
- "IRI successfully launches new satellite into orbit". IRIB. February 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- Stephen Clark (3 February 2011). "Observing satellite launched by modified Iranian missile". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- "Iran to put Navid satellite into space". Press TV. October 9, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2012-02-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Issue 654". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- "Navis [sic] Satellite". Recent Reentries. Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.