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.

We track every launch from Iran.

Programmesince 2008

20082025

Simorgh since 2016
, Safir 2008–2019
, Qaem since 2023
, Other (2 rockets)

2008first launch2024peak (4 launches)

launches: 22
success: 41%
launches: 22
success: 41%
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 ~10mo 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 UTCFailure	Saman-1 Iran • Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
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