Iran Launches
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Orbital Radar lists 22 orbital launches by Iran, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | Test?2025-F08 | Zoljanah | IRGC | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2024-12-06 | Sahman-12024-236 | Simorgh 3 | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2024-09-14 | Chamran-12024-165 | Qaem-100 | IRGC | Shahroud Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2024-01-28 | Mehda2024-018 | Simorgh | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2024-01-20 | Suraya2024-015 | Qaem-100 | IRGC | Shahroud Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2023-09-27 | Noor 32023-150 | Qased | IRGC | Shahroud Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2023-03-04 | Nahid-12023-F10 | Qaem-100 | IRGC | Shahroud Space Center | — | LEO | failure |
| 2022-03-08 | Noor 22022-024 | Qased | IRGC | Shahroud Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2021-12-30 | Test satellites2021-F11 | Simorgh | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2021-06-12 | Tolou-2?2021-F03 | Simorgh | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2020-04-22 | Noor 12020-024 | Qased | IRGC | Shahroud Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2020-02-09 | Zafar2020-F01 | Simorgh | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2019-08-29 | Safir 2019-E012019-E01 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2019-02-05 | Dousti2019-F02 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2019-01-15 | Payam2019-F01 | Simorgh | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2015-02-02 | Fajr2015-006 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2012-09-22 | Fajr2012-F03 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2012-05-23 | Fajr2012-F02 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
| 2012-02-03 | Navid2012-005 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2011-06-15 | Rasad ?2011-025 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2009-02-02 | Omid/Safir-22009-004 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2008-08-16 | Omid?2008-F02 | Safir | IRSA | Imam Khomeini Space Center (Semnan) | — | LEO | failure |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-09-20 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.