Iranian Space Agency

Unknown

Simorgh

FAILURE
Failure

Thursday, July 27, 2017 · 09:30 UTC

Mission

/01

First test flight of the Simorgh rocket, intended to reach orbit. Pentagon officials confirmed the launch occurred at around 9:30 UTC on Thursday and did not place a satellite in orbit.

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Simorgh

Launch Pad

Imam Khomeini Spaceport

Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran

35.237° N, 53.950° E

1

Pad Launches

8

Location Launches

8

Agency Launches

46

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