Simorgh Launch Vehicle
Simorgh is an Iranian two-stage liquid-propellant orbital launch vehicle developed for heavier payloads than Safir. Publicly unveiled in 2010, it experienced a prolonged sequence of unsuccessful orbital attempts before its first confirmed orbital success in January 2024, when it deployed Mahda and two nanosatellites. The active launcher supports Iran's civil space program from the Imam Khomeini Spaceport.
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- Aliases
- Simorgh SLVSafir-2APhoenix launch vehicle
- Family Name
- Simorgh
- Full Name
- Simorgh Launch Vehicle
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- Simorgh is an Iranian two-stage liquid-propellant orbital launch vehicle developed for heavier payloads than Safir. Publicly unveiled in 2010, it experienced a prolonged sequence of unsuccessful orbital attempts before its first confirmed orbital success in January 2024, when it deployed Mahda and two nanosatellites. The active launcher supports Iran's civil space program from the Imam Khomeini Spaceport.
- First Flight Year
- 2,016
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 22:29:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 17:14:41 UTC
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