IRAN LAUNCH RECORD (from 1998) Date Launch Vehicle Payloa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *22 Jul 98 Shahab 3 F1 Exploded or detonated after 100 seconds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Jul 00 Shahab 3 F2 Dummy Warhead *21 Sep 00 Shahab 3 F3 Dummy Warhead (exploded shortly after liftoff) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 01 Fatah 110 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 May 02 Shahab 3 F4 Dummy Warhead * Jul 02 Shahab 3 F5 Dummy Warhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Jun 03 Shahab 3 F6 Dummy Warhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Aug 04 Shahab 3 F7 Dummy Warhead 20 Oct 04 Shahab 3 F8 Dummy Warhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Jan 06 No-dong B F1 Dummy Warhead * Oct 06 Class A F1 Kavoshgar 1 (Vehicle VZ GH 031, 10 km alt) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Feb 07 Safir-0 Kavesh (Search, 150 km apogee, LV HUS.0001) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Jul 08 Shahab 3 F9 Dummy Warhead 10 Jul 08 Shahab 3 F10 Dummy Warhead *17 Aug 08 Safir-1 F1 Omid 1 (LV OES.0001) 12 Nov 08 Sejjil-1 Dummy Warhead 26 Nov 08 Class B F1 Kavoshgar 2 (Recovery test, 40 km alt) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o 2 Feb 09 Safir-1 F2 Omid 2 (LV GBS.0092) 20 May 09 Sejjil 2 Dummy Warhead 27 Sep 09 Tondar 69 Dummy Warhead 27 Sep 09 Fateh 110 Dummy Warhead 27 Sep 09 Zelzal Dummy Warhead 27 Sep 09 Shahab 1 Dummy Warhead 27 Sep 09 Shahab 2 Dummy Warhead 28 Sep 09 Sejjil Dummy Warhead 28 Sep 09 Shahab 3 F11 Dummy Warhead 16 Dec 09 Sejjil 2 Dummy Warhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Feb 10 Class B F2 Kavoshgar 3 (rat and 2 turtles, 55 km alt) 20 Aug 10 Qiam-1 Shahab RV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? Jan 11 Shahab 3 F12 Dummy Warhead ? Jan 11 Shahab 3 F13 Dummy Warhead 15 Mar 11 Class C F1 Kavoshgar 4 (simulated monkey, 135 km alt) o15 Jun 11 Safir-1A F1 Rasad 1 (Observation, LV UIS.0001) 28 Jun 11 Shahab 1 Dummy Warhead 28 Jun 11 Shahab 1 Dummy Warhead 28 Jun 11 Shahab 2 Dummy Warhead 28 Jun 11 Shahab 2 Dummy Warhead 28 Jun 11 Ghadr-F Dummy Warhead * 7 Sep 11 Class C F2 Kavoshgar 5 (Rhesus Monkey, 120 km alt, crashed) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o 3 Feb 12 Safir-1B F1 Navid-e-Elm-o-Sanat (Hope for Science and Technology, LV ERS.2002) 3 Jul 12 Shahab 1 Dummy Warhead 3 Jul 12 Shahab 2 Dummy Warhead 3 Jul 12 Shahab 3 F14 Dummy Warhead *23 May 12? Safir-1B F2 Fajr 1 * 8 Sep 12 Class C F3 Kavoshgar 6 (Rhesus Monkey, 120 km alt, crashed) *22 Sep 12? Safir-1B F3 Fajr 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 Jan 13 Class C F4 Kavoshgar Pishgam (Rhesus Monkey Aftab, 120 km alt) *17 Feb 13? Safir-1B F4 Fajr 3 14 Dec 13 Class D F1 Kavoshgar Pazhuhesh (Rhesus Monkey Fargam, 120 km alt) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *20 Mar 14? Safir-1B F5 Fajr 4? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o 2 Feb 15 Safir-1B F6 Fajr 5 (LBS.2001) 22 Aug 15 Fateh-313 Test 11 Oct 15 Emad F1 Dummy Warhead 21 Nov 15 Ghadr-1 Dummy Warhead (1900 km range) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Mar 16 Shahab 3 F15 Dummy Warhead 8 Mar 16 Qiam-1 Dummy Warhead 9 Mar 16 Ghadr-F Dummy Warhead 9 Mar 16 Ghadr-H Dummy Warhead (two launches) 19 Apr 16 Simorgh F1 Suborbital Test (MMS.B001) 4w Apr 16 MRBM or IRBM Test *11 Jul 16 Khorramshahr F1 Dummy Warhead Sep 16 Zulfiqar Test 6 Dec 16 Shahab 3 F16 Dummy Warhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *29 Jan 17 Khorramshahr F2 Dummy Warhead 4w Feb 17 S-300 Test (multiple missiles) 4 Mar 17 Fateh-110 Mod 3 Test (missed target) 5 Mar 17 Fateh-110 Mod 3 Test 18 Jun 17 Zulfiqar Syria Strikes (six launches) *27 Jul 17 Simorgh F2 Tolou 1 (MBS.B001) 22 Sep 17 Khorramshahr F3 Dummy Warhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Oct 18 Zulfiqar Syria Strikes (two launches) 1 Oct 18 Qiam-1 Syria Strikes (two launches) 30 Nov 18 Khorramshahr? Dummy Warheads? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *15 Jan 19 Simorgh F3 Payam-e Amirkabir (Amir Kabir 1, A Test, AUTSAT) * 5 Feb 19 Safir-1B F7 Dousti 24 Jul 19 Shahab 3 F17 Dummy Warhead *29 Aug 19 Safir-1B F8 Nahid 1 F1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Jan 20 SRBM 16 launches (4 failures, at least 6 Zulfiqar and 3 Qiam-1) * 9 Feb 20 Simorgh F4 Zafar 1 (MRS.C001) o22 Apr 20 Qased F1 Noor 1 (FTM-C2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Jan 21 Sejjil Dummy Warhead (three launches) 16 Jan 21 Emad Dummy Warhead (two launches) 16 Jan 21 Ghadr Dummy Warhead 1 Feb 21 Zoljanah F1 Suborbital Test (WRS.Z001) *12 Jun 21 Simorgh F5 Tolou 2? ~22 Dec 21 Dezful Eight launches ~22 Dec 21 MRBM Eight launches (Sejjil, Emad, Ghadr-1) *30 Dec 21 Simorgh F6 Three Research Devices (UKS.C001) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *27 Feb 22 Safir-1B F9? Nahid 1 F2 o 8 Mar 22 Qased F2 Noor 2 (OM-C2) 26 Jun 22 Zoljanah F2 Suborbital Test Sep 22 Fateh-360 Test 3 Oct 22 Saman Suborbital Test (100 km) 5 Nov 22 Qaem 100 F1 Suborbital Test (FTM-B1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 4 Mar 23 Qaem 100 F2 Nahid 1 F3 <25 May 23 Khorramshahr 4 Test Flight o27 Sep 23 Qased F3 Noor 3 (OM-C3) 6 Dec 23 Salman F1 Bio Capsule (130 km) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o20 Jan 23 Qaem 100 F3 Soraya 1 # ? Simorgh Zafar 2 # ? Qaem 100 Nahid 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 ? E1 (Crewed launch) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Launch Failure o Orbital # Change since beginning of month ~ Approximate launch date < Launch is before this date Aftab Sunshine AUTSAT Amir Kabir University of Technology Satellite Class A M5 Class B Naze'at (N6) Class C Zelzal (K110) Class D Shahab 1 Dousti Friendship Fajr Dawn GEO Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Kavoshgar Explorer LV Launch Vehicle Khorramshahr 4000 km range (Kheibar) Nahid Venus MRBM Medium Range Ballistic Missile Omid Hope Pishgam Pioneer Safir Ambassador Salman Shahab 3? Sarir Throne (2.4 m diameter, 35 m length) Shahab 3 Meteor (2000 km range) Sharif Noble Simorgh Phoenix (Safir-2A) Soroush Messenger (4 m diameter) SRBM Short Range Ballistic Missile SRISAT Space Research Institute Satellite Tolou Sunrise Zafar Triumph