Simorgh | Unknown
Status: Failure | Launched: Jul 27, 2017 09:30 UTC
Failure reason: Failure due to a problem with the second stage, which failed after 20 seconds of powered flight (of planned 300 seconds).
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Iranian Space Agency (Government)
- Rocket: Simorgh
Mission
First test flight of the Simorgh rocket, intended to reach orbit. Pentagon officials confirmed the launch occurred at around 9:30 UTC on Thursday and did not place a satellite in orbit.
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Imam Khomeini Spaceport
- Location: Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.526451+00:00.