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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretQased
Launched 2023-09-27 06:00 UTCLaunch Platform, Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
159th
orbital launch attempt in 2023
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
2nd
launch this year
Launch Platform
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
207 d 6 h
since the pad's previous launch
Third flight of the Iranian Qased small launch vehicle. Delivered two objects in a 450 km Earth Orbit, one of which is the Noor-3 military satellite.
Launch Provider
Government · Iran · Founded 1985 · Brigadier General Ali Jafarabadi
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force is the strategic missile, air, and space force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force into the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009.
Launches
6
Successful
5
83%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
·
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
Diameter
1.3m
To low Earth orbit
50kg
Liftoff thrust
290kN
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