Shahroud Space Center (Persian:) is a Military Spaceport under control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) located south-east of Shahroud Semnan Province, used to orbit military satellites for Iran's military space program.
Overview
The launch of the Noor 1 satellite on April 22, 2020, using the Qased launch vehicle out of Shahroud space center revealed the existence of a parallel military space program run by the IRGC as opposed to Iran's civil space program run by the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).
The site features a 23-meter-tall servicing tower, a concrete launch pad 200 by 140 meters and an exhaust deflector with a length of 125 meters; Interestingly, the site features no storage facilities and fuel tanks for liquid rocket propellant, and is primarily designed to launch solid fueled launch vehicles such as the Qaem.
Launch history +Launch #DateLaunch VehiclePayloadOutcomeNotes122 April 2020QasedNoor 1Iran's first military satellite28 March 2022QasedNoor 2Iran's second military satellite35 November 2022Qaem 100N/AFirst sub-orbital test44 March 2023Qaem 100Nahid-1First Qaem 100 orbital launch attempt527 September 2023QasedNoor 3Iran's third military satellite620 January 2024Qaem 100SorayaResearch satellite for the Iranian Space Agency714 September 2024Qaem 100Chamran 1820 July 2025QasedSuborbital test flight
See also
Qased (rocket) IRGCASF Semnan Space Center
References