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Rocket file · LV-39

Safir

Iranian Space Agency · Nodong · IN SERVICE

Safir is an expendable launch vehicle built by Iranian Space Agency. It stands 22.0 m tall, first flew on 16 August 2008. It has flown 5 times with 4 successes, a success rate of 80.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height22.0 m
Diameter1.3 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight16 August 2008
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights5
Successful4
Failed1
Success rate80.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Safir flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Omid 0650
Omid 0650Mardetanha · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Safir 1
Safir 1Kowsari · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Safir Launch Pad
Safir Launch PadOrijentolog · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Safir flown?
5 times, with 4 successes and 1 failures.
What is Safir's success rate?
80.0%. That's 4 successful flights out of 5 attempts.
When is the next Safir launch?
Safir has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Safir lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Safir.
Is Safir reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Safir as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.