Simorgh (rocket)

Simorgh (Persian: ماهواره‌بر سیمرغ, Simurgh), also called Safir-2, is an Iranian expendable launch vehicle under development.

It is able to place a 250 kg (550 lb) payload into a circular 500 km (310 mi) low Earth orbit (LEO).

The first stage also utilize a set of four vernier engines sharing a single turbopump used for attitude control and providing an additional 14,000 kgf (140 kN; 31,000 lbf).

[10] In contrast to its predecessor Safir, the Simorgh is integrated and assembled vertically on a launch pad located at the Imam Khomeini Space Center.

[10] Saman-1 is a solid-fueled orbital transfer system under development that produces 1,300 kgf (13 kN; 2,900 lbf) of thrust and will be used as an additional upper stage in future.

Simorgh Launch Pad at Imam Khomeini Space Center
The Simorgh launch pad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center.