Navid (satellite)

Navid
OperatorIranian Space Agency (ISA)
COSPAR ID2012-005A
SATCAT no.38075
Mission duration2 months
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass50 kilograms (110 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateFebruary 3, 2012, 00:04 (2012-02-03UTC00:04Z) UTC
RocketSafir-1B
Launch siteSemnan, Iran
End of mission
Decay date1 April 2012 (2012-05)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude250 kilometres (160 mi)
Apogee altitude375 kilometres (233 mi)
Inclination55 degrees
Period90 minutes

Navid (Persian: نوید) or Navid-e Elm-o San'at (نوید علم و صنعت, "Promise of Science and Technology") was an experimental Iranian Earth observation satellite.