| Sharoud Space Center | |
| Type: | Spaceport |
| Operator: | IRGCASF |
| Condition: | Operational |
| Coordinates: | 36.2009°N 55.3339°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Built: | late 1980s [1] |
Shahroud Space Center (Persian:Persian: پایگاه فضایی شاهرود) is a Military Spaceport under control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCASF) located south-east of Shahroud Semnan Province, used to orbit military satellites for Iran's military space program.[2]
The launch of the Noor 1 satellite on April 22, 2020, using the Qased launch vehicle out of Shahroud space center revealed the existence of a parallel military space program run by the IRGC as opposed to Iran's civil space program run by the Iranian Space Agency (ISA).[3]
The site features a 23-meter-tall servicing tower, a concrete launch pad 200 by 140 meters and an exhaust deflector with a length of 125 meters; Interestingly, the site features no storage facilities and fuel tanks for liquid rocket fuel, and is primarily designed to launch solid fueled launch vehicles such as the Qased and the Qaem.[4] [5]
| 1 | 22 April 2020 | Qased | Noor 1 | Iran's first military satellite | ||
| 2 | 8 March 2022 | Qased | Noor 2 | Iran's second military satellite | ||
| 3 | 5 November 2022[6] | Qaem 100 | N/A | First sub-orbital test | ||
| 4 | 4 March 2023[7] [8] | Qaem 100 | Nahid-1 | First Qaem 100 orbital launch attempt | ||
| 5 | 27 September 2023[9] | Qased | Noor 3 | Iran's third military satellite | ||
| 6 | 20 January 2024[10] | Qaem 100 | Soraya |