Emerging

Iran

Emerging space power

Iran runs two space programmes side by side. The civilian Simorgh flies from Semnan and only reached orbit successfully in January 2024, while the military's solid-fuel Qased launches reconnaissance satellites from Shahroud.

Programmesince 2008

20082025

Simorghsince 2016
Safir2008–2019
Qaemsince 2023
Other (2 rockets)

2008·first launch◇2024·peak (4 launches)

launches: 22
success: 45%
launches: 22
success: 45%
spaceports: 2

2 Spaceports

Where Iran’s launches lift off.

Past launches: 22

2007202620102020

Semnan

Shahroud

2007202620102020

Fleet Overview

5 rockets in Iran's fleet


Simorgh State-operated	State-operated	9	-	Navak-1Feb 18, 2025
Qaem State-operated	State-operated	3	-	Chamran 1Sep 14, 2024
Qased State-operated	State-operated	1	-	Noor 1Apr 22, 2020
Zuljanah State-operated	State-operated	1	-	Mission TBASep 18, 2025

Launch Providers

State-operated launches from Iran

Every launch from Iran has been state-operated. The programme has flown 22 launches across 5 different rockets.

State-operated launches

Past launches: 22

Steadypeak 4 · 2024

Flies Simorgh +4flew ~9mo ago

Full Launch History


Sep 18, 202515:00:00 UTCFailure	Mission TBA Iran•Zuljanah	-	Zuljanah	Failure
Feb 18, 202500:00:00 UTCFailure	Navak-1 Iran•Simorgh Saman-1	-	Simorgh Saman-1	Failure
Dec 6, 202403:14:00 UTC	Saman-1 Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Success
Sep 14, 202405:58:00 UTC	Chamran 1 Iran•Qaem 100	-	Qaem 100	Success
Jan 28, 202400:02:00 UTC	Mahda Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Success
Jan 20, 202406:28:00 UTC	Soraya Iran•Qaem 100	-	Qaem 100	Success
Mar 4, 202300:00:00 UTCFailure	Nahid-1 Iran•Qaem 100	-	Qaem 100	Failure
Dec 30, 202103:30:00 UTCFailure	Mission TBA Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
Jun 12, 202100:00:00 UTCFailure	Simorgh launch Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
Apr 22, 202003:59:00 UTC	Noor 1 Iran•Qased	-	Qased	Success
Feb 9, 202015:45:00 UTCFailure	Zafar 1 Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
Aug 29, 201900:00:00 UTCPrecluded	Nahid 1 Iran•Safir 1B	-	Safir 1B	Precluded
Feb 5, 201900:00:00 UTCFailure	Dousti Iran•Safir 1B	-	Safir 1B	Failure
Jan 15, 201900:00:00 UTCFailure	Payam-e Amirkabir Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
Jul 27, 201700:00:00 UTCFailure	Mission TBA Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
Apr 19, 201600:00:00 UTC	Simorgh 1 Iran•Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Success
Feb 2, 201508:50:00 UTC	Fajr Iran•Safir 1B	-	Safir 1B	Success
May 23, 201200:00:00 UTCFailure	Fajr Iran•Safir 1B	-	Safir 1B	Failure
Feb 3, 201200:04:00 UTC	Navid Iran•Safir 1B	-	Safir 1B	Success
Jun 15, 201109:14:00 UTC	Rasad 1 Iran•Safir 1A	-	Safir 1A	Success
Feb 2, 200918:36:00 UTC	Omid Iran•Safir 1	-	Safir 1	Success
Aug 16, 200819:32:00 UTCFailure	DemoSat Iran•Safir 1	-	Safir 1	Failure