Mehda — 2024-018
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Mehda — 2024-018 was an orbital attempt conducted on January 28, 2024 from SEM using Simorgh, operated by Iranian Space Agency and carrying 3 recorded payload entries. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- January 28, 2024
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A slender white Unha-3 rocket marked with the North Korean flag stands vertically on a green mobile platform beside a steel launch tower.
Credit: Sungwon Baik / Voice of America. License: Public domain (Voice of America).
Image source and licenseAbout this image
Voice of America reporter Sungwon Baik photographed the physical Unha-3 rocket standing at North Korea's Sohae launch site on April 8, 2012.
About this launch
All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
Mehda — 2024-018 used Simorgh from SEM under Iranian Space Agency. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 1,111 km, a recorded perigee of 453 km, an inclination of 0°, the Sat LEO O profile. 3 payload entries are connected to the launch manifest.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- January 28, 2024
- Vehicle
- Simorgh
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- SEM
- Operator
- Iranian Space Agency
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Destination / profile
- Sat LEO O
- Recorded apogee
- 1,111 km
- Recorded perigee
- 453 km
- Inclination
- 0°
- Payload entries
- 3
- Catalog designation
- 2024-018
Payload manifest
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- SimorghLaunch vehicle
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- Iranian Space AgencyLaunch operator
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Sources
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