Iran's first orbital launch vehicle, derived from the country's Shahab ballistic missile technology, which carried the Omid satellite to orbit in February 2009, making Iran the ninth nation to launch a satellite with an indigenous rocket.
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Vehicle ClassLight-lift expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerIranian Space Agency / Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group 2 First Flight Date StatusOperational, flown periodically for Iranian satellite launches; largely superseded by the newer, larger Simorgh vehicle for heavier payloads. 2 Status
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Source Wikipedia: Safir (rocket)
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Safir is Iran's first orbital launch vehicle, developed under the Iranian Space Agency, which carried the Omid satellite to orbit in February 2009.
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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1. Wikipedia: Safir (rocket)
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In Group: Launch Vehicles of Iran and North Korea, Lead sentence
The Safir (Persian: سفیر, meaning "ambassador") was the first Iranian expendable launch vehicle able to place a satellite in orbit.
Has Vehicle Class: Expendable Launch System, Lead sentence
The Safir (Persian: سفیر, meaning "ambassador") was the first Iranian expendable launch vehicle able to place a satellite in orbit.
View the Source2. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/s/safir.html
Iran's first orbital launch vehicle, based on the Shahab 3 intermediate range ballistic missile with upper stages.
- Operated By: Iranian Space Agency, Encyclopedia Astronautica: Safir entry
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