Iranian space launch 22/04/2020

[Flyaway]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1252882466911600647

https://twitter.com/x/status/1252933456834822145

https://twitter.com/x/status/1252938532345307137

Iran says it launched military satellite as Trump threatens ships

Iran said it put its first military satellite into orbit Wednesday, making it an emerging "world power", as the US issued new threats amid rising naval tensions in the Gulf. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hailed the launch as a milestone, in the face of intense US pressure and...

news.yahoo.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

What do you bet that it was the Iranian Space Agency and the IRIAF that did most of the heavy lifting.

 

[stealthflanker]

Congratz to Iran. Im curious what kind of Satellite, communications perhaps ?

 

[Flyaway]

Details on the object’s orbit:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1252976300421115907

https://twitter.com/x/status/1252947756924231680

https://twitter.com/x/status/1252985767523225604

 

[Flyaway]

New launch video:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1253007255936675843

 

[kaiserbill]

Interesting.
Launched from a TEL vehicle.

 

[Flyaway]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1253392945023238144

 

[Flyaway]

This Twitter thread is worth following for the history of the development of this launcher:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1253808176664727552

https://twitter.com/x/status/1253911044889513985

https://twitter.com/x/status/1254188380968980480

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1254397608866578432

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1253379698563919874

 

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[Flyaway]

Interesting blog post about the satellite launched by Iran.

Recovering Iran’s NOUR 01 ‘Military Satellite’

Iran’s new military satellite, NOUR 01, most interesting fact may not be that it resembles a college engineering experiment but rather that it may have a connection to a Mexican military payl…

skyriddles.wordpress.com

 

[sferrin]

Interesting.
Launched from a TEL vehicle.

That should be a red flag.

 

[TomS]

Interesting.
Launched from a TEL vehicle.

That should be a red flag.

It's not that uncommon in small-sat launchers. Vector looked at using a trailer-based launcher (before they imploded). I believe Astra actually does use a mobile launcher for Rocket 3.0.

 

[Flyaway]

It’s the fact that they seem to have been able to get hold of what might be possibly a standard 3U cubesat that seems odd, considering the economic restrictions they are under, especially if it is US manufactured cubesat.

 

[sferrin]

Interesting.
Launched from a TEL vehicle.

That should be a red flag.

It's not that uncommon in small-sat launchers. Vector looked at using a trailer-based launcher (before they imploded). I believe Astra actually does use a mobile launcher for Rocket 3.0.

True, buuuut, last time I checked Vector or Astra weren't chanting, "Death to America" on a regular basis and pursuing nuclear weapons.

 

[TomS]

Just pointing out that the TEL itself isn't a sign of anything nefarious. Even a peaceful launcher could well use a TEL for simplicity. Now, there are other bits of this launcher that are pretty dodgy, but using a TEL in and of itself isn't one.

 

[Grey Havoc]

New Iranian Missile Could Strike Central Europe: Analysis - Breaking Defense

On the 22nd of April, Iran surprised the world by successfully launching the Noor satellite, using a previously unknown Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) which they call Qased. The US Space Force confirmed that Noor reached orbit, together with a second object, assessed as the spent upper stage. A...

breakingdefense.com