Al-Ta'ir (satellite)
Image of Al-Ta'ir-1 | |
| Mission type | Communications and navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Space Research Centre of Iraq |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Ministry of Industry and Military Industrialisation (Iraq) |
| Launch mass | 75 kg |
| Dry mass | 300 kg |
| Power | 0.2 kilowatts |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Altitude | 350-400 km |
| Transponders | |
| Band | VHF/UHF |
The Al-Ta'ir (Arabic: الطائر) satellite was an Iraqi small experimental satellite program designed for conducting communication and rangefinding. It started in the 1980s under the leadership of Saddam Hussein and was to be put in LEO with the help of an Ariane 4 or al-Abid vehicle; however, after the Gulf War, Iraq could not obtain such vehicles and could only develop the satellite.