Nahid-1 (, meaning "Venus") was an Iranian solar-powered
communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a Transponder (satellite communications), transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a Rad ...
.
Satellite
It was originally planned to launch into
low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an geocentric orbit, orbit around Earth with a orbital period, period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an orbital eccentricity, eccentricity less than 0.25. Most of the artificial object ...
in September 2019 on a
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rocket,
however an explosion occurred on the launch pad during launch preparation on 29 August 2019, though the satellite itself was apparently not part of the test and remained undamaged.
It was ultimately launched on board a
Qaem 100
Qaem 100 (also Ghaem 100, , from a word meaning "upright") is an Iranian Expendable launch system, expendable, Small-lift launch vehicle, small-lift, launch vehicle, space launch vehicle developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). ...
on 4 March 2023 as part of the rocket's maiden flight, however the launch failed and the satellite was destroyed together with the rocket.
Nahid-1 was built with the aim of gaining know-how and experience in the development of
geosynchronous
A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (one sidereal day). The synchronization of rotation and orbital ...
communication satellites. It was the first Iranian satellite equipped with deployable
solar panels
A solar panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity by using photovoltaic (PV) cells. PV cells are made of materials that produce excited electrons when exposed to light. These electrons flow through a circuit and produce direct ...
.
See also
*
Omid
Omid (, meaning "Hope") was Iran's first domestically made satellite. Omid was a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications; Iran's state television reported that it was successfully launched on 2 February 2009. After being lau ...
*
Kavoshgar 1 (rocket)
References
External links
Nahid 1at Gunter's Space Page
{{Orbital launches in 2023
Satellites of Iran
2019 in Iran
category:2023 in Iran
Science and technology in Iran
2023 in spaceflight
Iranian Space Agency