Iranian Space program

[Shams313]

@SOHEIL Do you know when Qaher is gonna b unveiled ? this year?

he is upset.........
yes.........may be

 

[SOHEIL]

@SOHEIL Do you know when Qaher is gonna b unveiled ? this year?

maybe !

 

[bozorgmehr]

Soheil was there a satellite launch in the past few days?

 

[SOHEIL]

Soheil was there a satellite launch in the past few days?

past few days?

 

[SOHEIL]

Iran has managed to design,manufacture,and test its new and powerful solid-fuel based Space launch Vehicle called Ghaem.

Ghaem project is part of a series of launchers, planned by Iran for next 10 years to meet its needs in the field of space launch vehicles for its space program.Ghaem is a four-staged all solid fuel expandable launch vehicle capable of launching payloads to LEO,MEO and GEO orbits and employs a very sophisticated design to be able to handle all types of payloads to those orbits.

Ghaem is not a man-rated launcher but many of its design specifications will be employed for our future manned space missions.

This prestigious and extremely sophisticated program was initiated and lead by Hassan Tehrani Moghadam and his team years ago and unfortunately experienced a set-back during a failed test back in 2011 which took the lives of several Iranian scientist including General Moghadam but eventually resulted in success in 2014.All stages are now flight-ready hardware.

With Ghaem Iran is now among a very elite group of space fairing nations capable of launching payloads to GEO and beyond.

Our beloved Hassan Tehrani Moghadam left a legacy similar to what Sergei Korolev left for Soviet union and Wernher von Braun left for Germany (and eventually US) and Ghaem is just the tip of its iceberg.​

SinaBina
November 2014

For those interested to have just an idea of how does the first stage look like during test and integration and how sophisticated it is ,please check the following video .

Interesting facts:
1-The temperature of nozzle is so high and the shock waves so powerful that it can simply turn finest grade steel into crumpled piece like aluminum foils.
2-Ghaem employs TVC technology

Note:This is NOT Ghaem.

First stage of Ghaem has diameter of 3.5 meter ,Length of 20 meter and weighs around 230 Tons.​

@Guynextdoor2
@IND151
@SrNair
@Optimus prime

 

[SrNair]

Iran has managed to design,manufacture,and test its new and powerful solid-fuel based Space launch Vehicle called Ghaem.

Ghaem project is part of a series of launchers, planned by Iran for next 10 years to meet its needs in the field of space launch vehicles for its space program.Ghaem is a four-staged all solid fuel expandable launch vehicle capable of launching payloads to LEO,MEO and GEO orbits and employs a very sophisticated design to be able to handle all types of payloads to those orbits.

Ghaem is not a man-rated launcher but many of its design specifications will be employed for our future manned space missions.

This prestigious and extremely sophisticated program was initiated and lead by Hassan Tehrani Moghadam and his team years ago and unfortunately experienced a set-back during a failed test back in 2011 which took the lives of several Iranian scientist including General Moghadam but eventually resulted in success in 2014.All stages are now flight-ready hardware.

With Ghaem Iran is now among a very elite group of space fairing nations capable of launching payloads to GEO and beyond.

Our beloved Hassan Tehrani Moghadam left a legacy similar to what Sergei Korolev left for Soviet union and Wernher von Braun left for Germany (and eventually US) and Ghaem is just the tip of its iceberg.​

SinaBina
November 2014

For those interested to have just an idea of how does the first stage look like during test and integration and how sophisticated it is ,please check the following video .

Interesting facts:
1-The temperature of nozzle is so high and the shock waves so powerful that it can simply turn finest grade steel into crumpled piece like aluminum foils.
2-Ghaem employs TVC technology

Note:This is NOT Ghaem.

First stage of Ghaem has diameter of 3.5 meter ,Length of 20 meter and weighs around 230 Tons.​

@Guynextdoor2
@IND151
@SrNair
@Optimus prime

Pretty impressive
When will you test this rocket ?
The success of Iran in this venture will doubtlessly raise the status of Iranian Space program.
But it seems Space agency has some lack in safety dept .Otherwise he would have still alive in there for see its succcess

 

[Serpentine]

Pretty impressive
When will you test this rocket ?
The success of Iran in this venture will doubtlessly raise the status of Iranian Space program.
But it seems Space agency has some lack in safety dept .Otherwise he would have still alive in there for see its succcess

If this guy was alive, we'd be at least 5 years ahead, but he did the most important things for us before leaving, and he left a legacy and his students and co-workers who have been pursuing the projects as fast they can. We'll catch up the delayed time soon, hopefully.

 

[kaku1]

Iran has managed to design,manufacture,and test its new and powerful solid-fuel based Space launch Vehicle called Ghaem.

Ghaem project is part of a series of launchers, planned by Iran for next 10 years to meet its needs in the field of space launch vehicles for its space program.Ghaem is a four-staged all solid fuel expandable launch vehicle capable of launching payloads to LEO,MEO and GEO orbits and employs a very sophisticated design to be able to handle all types of payloads to those orbits.

Ghaem is not a man-rated launcher but many of its design specifications will be employed for our future manned space missions.

This prestigious and extremely sophisticated program was initiated and lead by Hassan Tehrani Moghadam and his team years ago and unfortunately experienced a set-back during a failed test back in 2011 which took the lives of several Iranian scientist including General Moghadam but eventually resulted in success in 2014.All stages are now flight-ready hardware.

With Ghaem Iran is now among a very elite group of space fairing nations capable of launching payloads to GEO and beyond.

Our beloved Hassan Tehrani Moghadam left a legacy similar to what Sergei Korolev left for Soviet union and Wernher von Braun left for Germany (and eventually US) and Ghaem is just the tip of its iceberg.​

SinaBina
November 2014

For those interested to have just an idea of how does the first stage look like during test and integration and how sophisticated it is ,please check the following video .

Interesting facts:
1-The temperature of nozzle is so high and the shock waves so powerful that it can simply turn finest grade steel into crumpled piece like aluminum foils.
2-Ghaem employs TVC technology

Note:This is NOT Ghaem.

First stage of Ghaem has diameter of 3.5 meter ,Length of 20 meter and weighs around 230 Tons.​

@Guynextdoor2
@IND151
@SrNair
@Optimus prime

Total Payload?

 

[SOHEIL]

Total Payload?

I can't give exact numbers ...

 

[SOHEIL]

Hi Soheil . If you don't mind can you post motor test of sejjil ? I saw it some time ago.. I think it was part of "khate moghadam " doc but can't find it . just wanted to compare it with your video .

motor test of sejjil !?

You sure !?

 

[Shahryar Hedayati]

It was solid and yes i think it was first stage of sejjil . just a few seconds .

No . that was Fajr-5 engine test , I mean horizontal one

 

[Shams313]

@soheil,i missing u baby here

 

[mike2000 is back]

If this guy was alive, we'd be at least 5 years ahead, but he did the most important things for us before leaving, and he left a legacy and his students and co-workers who have been pursuing the projects as fast they can. We'll catch up the delayed time soon, hopefully.

Who was he??

 

[Serpentine]

Who was he??

Father (or one of the fathers) of Iran's missile/SLV program.

 

[rahi2357]

capable of launching payloads to LEO,MEO and GEO orbits and employs a very sophisticated design to be able to handle all types of payloads to those orbits.

Two days ago . Isna :


برنامه‌های پژوهشگاه در زمینه ساخت ماهواره‌ها



رییس پژوهشگاه هوافضا با اشاره به اهداف سند هوافضا کشور یادآور شد: بر اساس این سند تا سال 1404 ایران باید ماهواره 500 کیلویی خود را در مدار ژئو (36 کیلومتری) قرار دهد.



امی با اشاره به آخرین ماهواره پرتاب شده کشور یادآور شد: ماهواره فجر که آخرین ماهواره پرتاب شده ایران است 50 کیلوگرم وزن داشته و برای رسیدن به وزن 500 کیلوگرم نیاز به نیروی رانش بالاتری خواهیم داشت.



وی همچنین با تاکید بر تمرکز فعالیتهای تحقیقاتی این پژوهشگاه در زمینه موتورهای فضایی خاطرنشان کرد: برای افزایش نیروی رانش باید به بخش موتورهای فضایی توجه شود و موتورهایی با پراکس بالا در کشور ساخته شود.
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اُمّی افزود: با این حال، شهید مقدم گفت من این خطر را قبول می‌کنم و شروع به ساخت پروژه جدید کرد تا ماهواره بر با سوخت جامد بتواند ماهواره را در مدار 1000 کیلومتری قرار دهد.

وی خاطرنشان کرد: این پروژه «موشک قائم» بود که یک موشک «4 مرحله‌ای» تماما با سوخت جامد است. در سه مرحله تستها موفق بود و در مرحله آخر این اتفاق افتاد.


Conclusion : Qaem is not designed for Geo . Sure it's a big Slv but being big doesn't mean it can transfer a huge payload to Geo . For example check these two solid fueled ballistic missiles :

Sejjil

Weight 21,500 kg
Length 18.2 m
Diameter 1.25~1.50 m
Range : 2500 kilometers


MGM-134 Midgetman

Weight 13,600 kg
Length 14 m
Diameter 1.17 m
Range : 11,000 kilometers


I guess Qaem uses the same fuel as sejjil (If not then again not a much more powerful fuel ) . The fuel is not that powerful to make too much thrust so they need to make huge motors ( like the fist stage ) in order to increase thrust and its payload capacity .


اُمّی افزود: با این حال، شهید مقدم گفت من این خطر را قبول می‌کنم و شروع به ساخت پروژه جدید کرد تا ماهواره بر با سوخت جامد بتواند ماهواره را در مدار 1000 کیلومتری

1000 km orbit . It will be sth with the same capability as start 1 :

start 1 : based on topol icbm
Capacity
Payload toLEO 532 kg (1,393 lbm)
Payload to
SSO 167 kg (368 lbm)

But let me make it clear . It's still a huge progress if it be successful . We launched the first sat in 2009 . our current launcher can launch nothing but a 50 kg micro sat for couple of months . With this one we will be able to put operational 500 kg sats into 500 -1000 km orbit and use them for years not days or months . and who knows maybe a potential silo based Icbm .