Qaem 100 (also Ghaem 100, fa, قائم ۱۰۰, }, from a word meaning "upright") is an Iranian
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,
small-lift,
space launch vehicle in development by the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...
(IRGC). It was unveiled on 5 November 2022 and is the first rocket of the Qaem family. According to the IRGC, Qaem 110 will be utilized to launch the
Nahid telecommunication satellite.
Development history
In 2020, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps successfully launched its first rocket, the
Qased. Experience acquired through the Qased's development allowed the IRGC to develop the Qaem 100.
Its first
suborbital
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test flight has been successfully carried out on 5 November 2022.
The IRGC then announced Qaem 100 will "soon" be used to launch the
Nahid satellite manufactured by the
.
The Qaem 100 is planned to be followed by other Qaem rockets including the Qaem 105, Qaem 110 and Qaem 200, which will ultimately allow Iran to put satellites into the 36,000 km
GEO
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orbit.
Design
Qaem 100 is the first three-stage
solid-fueled rocket
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manufactured by Iran. It will be able to put a satellite weighing into a
LEO
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.
This is twice the payload that the
Qased rocket can lift while the two rockets weigh the same.
The first stage is the Rafe motor that successfully passed its static ground test in January 2022.
Rafe is able to produce of thrust. It uses gimballed
thrust vector control (TVC) for steering and has a wound
carbon-fiber composite casing reducing weight compared to traditional casing.
Launch history
See also
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IRGC Aerospace Force
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; fa, نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârâ ...
*
Iranian Space Agency
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Science and technology in Iran
Other Iranian satellite launch vehicles
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Safir (rocket)
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Simorgh (rocket)
*
Qased (rocket)
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Zuljanah (rocket)
References
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