Navid (satellite) explained
| Navid |
| Operator: | Iranian Space Agency (ISA) |
| Cospar Id: | 2012-005A |
| Satcat: | 38075 |
| Mission Duration: | 2 months[1] |
| Launch Mass: | 50kg (110lb) |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Site: | Semnan, Iran |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Inclination: | 55 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 90 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
Navid (fa|نوید) or Navid-e Elm-o San'at (Persian: نوید علم و صنعت, "Promise of Science and Technology") was an experimental Iranian Earth observation satellite.[2]
Satellite
The satellite carried a camera for taking higher resolution imagery of Earth and it was also used to collect weather data and monitor natural disasters.[3] The third satellite to be launched indigenously by Iran, it was placed into orbit by a new configuration of the Safir carrier rocket, featuring a larger second stage with 20% more thrust.[4] The launch occurred at approximately 00:04 UTC on 3 February 2012.[5] The satellite remained in orbit for two months, before reentering the atmosphere on 1 April 2012.[6]
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Notes and References
- Reports: Iran successfully launches small Earth-watching satellite. Christian Science Monitor. 3 February 2012.
- Web site: IRI successfully launches new satellite into orbit. IRIB. February 3, 2012. February 3, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120707211051/http://english.iribnews.ir/newsbody.aspx?ID=17254. July 7, 2012.
- News: Stephen Clark . Observing satellite launched by modified Iranian missile . Spaceflight Now . 3 February 2011 . 2010-02-17.
- Web site: ماهواره ملي"نويد علم و صنعت"بهفضا پرتاب شد . 2012-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101535/http://www1.jamejamonline.ir/newstext.aspx?newsnum=100803210565 . 2015-12-22 . dead .
- Web site: Issue 654. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Report. 3 February 2012.
- Web site: Navis [''sic''] Satellite|work=Recent Reentries|publisher=Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies|access-date=20 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504010357/http://reentrynews.aero.org/2012005A.html|archive-date=4 May 2012|url-status=dead].
