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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Simorgh SLVSafir-2APhoenix launch vehicle
- Family Name
- Simorgh
- Full Name
- Simorgh Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- simorgh-launch-vehicle
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- 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
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:29:14 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:29:14 PM