| Soraya | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | Iranian Space Agency Iranian Space Research Center |
| Cospar Id: | 2024-015A |
| Mission Duration: | (in progress) |
| Manufacturer: | Iranian Space Research Center |
| Launch Mass: | 50 kg |
| Power: | Solar |
| Launch Date: | 20 January 2024 06:28:34 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Qaem 100 |
| Launch Site: | Shahroud Space Center |
| Launch Contractor: | IRGC |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 744 km |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 760 km |
| Orbit Inclination: | 64.5° |
| Apsis: | apsis |
Soraya (Persian: ثریا, IPA: pronounced as /[soɹæj.jɒ́ː]/), also spelled Sorayya, is an Iranian remote sensing satellite of the SRI series of research satellites built by the Iranian Space Research Center and sent into a 750 km Low Earth orbit on 20 January 2024 by an Iranian Qaem 100 rocket.[1] [2]
The Iranian Minister of Communications announced that Soraya was placed into orbit by Qaem 100 satellite carrier in 11 minutes.[3] [4] On the next day, he reported the signals and telemetry data received on the night of 20 January showed the satellite was working properly.[5]