Rasad 1
Rasad-1 (, meaning Observation) was an Iranian satellite which was launched in 2011. The third Iranian satellite, and the second to be launched successfully using an indigenous rocket, Rasad-1 was Iran's first imaging satellite. Launched aboard a Safir-B carrier rocket, it was successfully placed into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of , inclined at 55.7 degrees. It made approximately fifteen orbits per day. Rasad-1 was launched on the maiden flight of the Safir-B rocket, designated Safir-B1, from a launch site in Semnan Province, Iran. The launch occurred at approximately 09:14 UTC on 15 June 2011 with the spacecraft reaching orbit several minutes later. The satellite had a mass of  and returned images with a resolution of . It was equipped with solar panels to generate power. The satellite decayed from orbit three weeks after launch, on 6 July 2011. See also

Omid

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External links
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Satellites of Iran
2011 in Iran
Spacecraft launched in 2011
Spacecraft which reentered in 2011