Fajr (satellite)

Fajr
Mission typeOptical imaging Technology
OperatorISA
COSPAR ID2015-006A
SATCAT no.40387
Mission duration24 days
1.5 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass52 kg
Start of mission
Launch date2 February 2015, 08:50:00 UTC
RocketSafir-1B
Launch siteSemnan Space Center
End of mission
Decay date26 February 2015
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude224 km
Apogee altitude470 km
Inclination55.53°
Period91.5 minutes
Epoch2 February 2015

Fajr (Persian: فجر, meaning "dawn") is an Iranian satellite which was launched on 2 February 2015. Fajr had a mass of 52 kg and was equipped with an optical imaging payload which would have reached a ground resolution of about 500 metres (1,600 ft).