Safir

Iranian launcher based on the Kavoshgar-1, a modification of the Shahab-3 IRBM.

Safir 1 is a 2-stage vehicle with a Shahab-3 (Nodong type) based first stage, a liquid fueled second stage with two engines.

Safir 2 has a 2.5 m diameter first stage with 4 engines. The second stage is liquid fueled. Overall 25 m high, can put 350 kg in LEO.

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Safir launches

#	Launch id	Payload	Launch date	Site	Status (orbit in perigee x apogee x inc. x period)
1	n/a	Omid?	17 Aug 2008	S	Failure: second stage problem
2	09004	Omid	02 Fev 2009 at 18:36 UT	S
3	11025	Rasad 1	15 Jun 2011 at 9:14 UT	S
4	12005	Navid	3 Feb 2012	S?
5	15006	Fajr	2 Feb 2015 at 08:50 UT	S?	52 kg

Notes: Launches from S/Semnan.

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Safir 2 launches

#	Launch id	Payload	Launch date	Site	Type	Status (orbit in perigee x apogee x inc. x period)
1	n/a		19 Apr 2016	S	Simorgh	Failure
2	n/a		27 Jul 2017	S		Failure
3	n/a	Payam	15 Jan 2019	S		Failure of final stage Planned orbit was 500 km x 55°
4	n/a	Dousti	5 Feb 2019	S		Failure, 140 s after launch
5	n/a	Zafar (113 kg)	9 Feb 2020	S	Simorgh	Failure, injection speed insufficient
6	n/a		12 Jun 2021	S	Simorgh	Failure
7	n/a		30 Dec 2021 at 03:30 UTC	S	Simorgh	Failure
8	24018	Mehda Hatef 1 Kaihan 2	28 Jan 2024 at 00:04 UTC	S	Simorgh	456 x 1117 km x 58.7°

Notes: Launches from S/Semnan (Khomeini Space Center).

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