Simorgh

Iranian small-lift orbital rocket

Iran's civilian space rocket, named after the legendary bird from Persian myth. Simorgh failed on its first five orbital attempts between 2017 and 2023; the first successful orbital insertion came in January 2024, and it flew again in December 2024 with its heaviest payload yet.

We track every Simorgh launch.

Servicesince 2016

20162025

2016first flight

launches: 9
success: 22%
upcoming: —

Full Launch History


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
Jan 28, 202400:02:00 UTC	Mahda Iran • Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Success
Dec 30, 202103:30:00 UTCFailure	Mission TBA Iran • Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
Jun 12, 202100:00:00 UTCFailure	Simorgh launch Iran • Simorgh	-	Simorgh	Failure
Feb 9, 202015:45:00 UTCFailure	Zafar 1 Iran • Simorgh	-	Simorgh	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