Islamic Republic Iran

Safir-1

Safir-1A

Safir-1B

Safir-1B+

Overall
Vehicle
Operational from 16.08.2008 15.06.2011 03.02.2012 23.05.2012

 

to 03.02.2009     29.08.2019
Orbital flights   2 1 1 5
Payload weight t  LEO 0.027  LEO 0.015  LEO ~0.050  LEO 0.052
Gross liftoff weight t ~25.20 ~25.25 ~25.15 ~25.25
Gross propellant weight t ~21.25 ~21.25 ~21.25 ~21.25
Total length m ~ 22.60 ~ 22.60 ~ 22.60 ~ 22.60
Max. diameter (span) m        
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 284.4 298.2 298.2 333.6
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 56.9 59.2 59.2 61.3

Fairing

Total length m ~2.00 ~2.00 ~2.00 ~2.00
Diameter m 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25
Total weight t ~0.1 ~0.1 ~0.1 ~0.1
Stage 2

Name

         
  Length m ~3.10 ~3.10 ~3.10 ~3.10
Diameter m 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25
Liftoff weight t ~3.40 ~3.48 ~3.45 ~3.45
Propellant weight t ~3.05 ~3.05 ~3.05 ~3.05
Engines     LRE-4 (2)   LRE-4+ (2)   LRE-4+ (2)   LRE-4+ (2)
Propellant   UDMH /AK-27 UDMH /N2O4 UDMH /N2O4 UDMH /N2O4
Total thrust (vac) kN 34.1 35.4 35.4 35.4
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg ~2736 ~2844 ~2844 ~2844
Burn time s 245 245 245 245
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.7

Stage 1

Name          
  Length (+ adapter) m ~17.50 ~17.50 ~17.50 ~17.50
Diameter m 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25
Liftoff weight t ~21.66 ~21.66 ~21.57 ~21.66
Propellant weight t ~18.20 ~18.20 ~18.20 ~18.20
Engines   Nodong (1) Nodong+ (1) Nodong+ (1) Nodong++ (1)
Propellant   UDMH/AK-27 UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 284.4 298.2 298.2 333.6
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2422 2540 2540 2658
Burn time s 155 155 155 145
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 48.6 50.5 50.5 52.6