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Simorgh
Simorgh is an orbital launch vehicle currently flying operated by Iranian Space Agency / IRGC of Tehran, Iran, 26.5 m tall, 350 kg to low Earth orbit, 2 stages.
| Operator | Iranian Space Agency / IRGC · Tehran, Iran |
|---|---|
| Status | Currently flying |
| First flight | 2016 |
| Height | 26.5 m |
| Diameter | 2.4 m |
| Liftoff mass | 87 t |
| Stages | 2 |
| Payload to LEO | 350 kg |
| Engines | 4 × main engines derived from Nodong |
| Propellant | UDMH / nitrogen tetroxide |
| Reuse | Expendable — nothing is recovered |
| Launch sites | Imam Khomeini Spaceport, Semnan |
A troubled record with a handful of successful orbital insertions. Derived from North Korean missile lineage via the Safir programme.
About Iranian Space Agency / IRGC
Two parallel programmes — a civil agency and the Revolutionary Guard — each with its own launchers. Founded 2004.