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Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal( Persian:) is an Iranian
space vehicle A space vehicle is the combination of a spacecraft and its launch vehicle which carries it into space. The earliest space vehicles were expendable launch systems, using a single or multistage rocket to carry a relatively small spacecraft in p ...
launch facility, consisting of the service tower and launch pad used to launch the Simorgh
launch vehicle A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket designed to carry a payload (spacecraft or satellites) from the Earth's surface to outer space. Most launch vehicles operate from a launch pads, supported by a launch control center and syste ...
. it is a part of the
Semnan Space Center Semnan Space Center ( Persian:) is the premier Iranian Space Center, located 50 km southeast of the city of Semnan in the north of the country. History Media attention on the space center began when Iranian authorities announced their i ...
located south-east of the provincial capital of Semnan in Semnan Province.افتتاح پایگاه ملی فضایی امام خمینی (ره) در کویر استان سمنان
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Iranian Space Agency The Iranian Space Agency (ISA, Persian: ''Sāzmān-e Fazāi-ye Irān'') is Iran's governmental space agency. Iran became an orbital-launch-capable nation in 2009. Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations Committee on t ...
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Semnan Space Center Semnan Space Center ( Persian:) is the premier Iranian Space Center, located 50 km southeast of the city of Semnan in the north of the country. History Media attention on the space center began when Iranian authorities announced their i ...
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Simorgh (rocket) Simorgh ( fa, ماهواره‌بر سیمرغ, '' Phoenix''), also called Safir-2, is an Iranian expendable launch vehicle under development. It is the successor of the Safir, Iran's first space launch vehicle. Its mission is to carry heavier sate ...


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Iman Khomeini Space Launch Center
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