Zuljanah (rocket)

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Zuljanah Satellite Launch Vehicle
Zuljanah Satellite Launch Vehicle
ManufacturerMinistry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)
Country of origin Iran[1][2][3][4]
Size
Height25.5 meters
Diameter1.5 meters
Mass52 tons
Stages3 (1st & 2nd Solid; 3rd Liquid)
Capacity
Payload to low Earth orbit
Mass220 kg (490 lb)
Launch history
StatusUnder Development
Launch sites
UDMH
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Zuljanah (Persian: ماهواره‌بر ذوالجناح), also spelled Zoljanah (and with a host of other spellings appearing sporadically), is an Iranian Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV),[5][6][7] made by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), which was unveiled on 1 February 2021, and was launched (at an unknown time before 1 February 2021, possibly 31 January 2021) into sub-orbital flight (apogee 500km) for testing and telemetry purposes.[8][9][10] Zuljanah is able to carry satellites weighing up to 220kg into an orbit 500 kilometers above the Earth.[11][12][13]

According to Seyed Ahmad Husseini, the space spokesman of the Ministry of Defense: The Zuljanah SLV is part of a larger project called "Hazrat Fatemeh Al-Zahra" (Persian: حضرت فاطمه الزهراء). This SLV is considered to be the first indigenously designed and manufactured "hybrid" fuel satellite launch vehicle (solid/liquid fuel).[14][15][16] As of June 2022, two more test flights are planned.[17]

Design

Zuljanah measures 25.5 meters (84ft) in length, and has a mass of 52 tons (115,000lbs). The first and second stages utilize an identical 1.5m diameter solid-fuel engine with 74 tons (725 kN; 163,000 lbf) of thrust and a Safir type 1.25m diameter liquid-fuel (UDMH /N2O4) engine with a thrust of 3.5 tons (35 kN; 7,800 lbf) as a third stage. Zuljanah is capable of carrying a single satellite weighing up to 220kg or a constellation of ten smaller 20kg cubesats to Low-Earth Orbit.[18][19][9][10]

Zuljanah is the third civilian Satellite Launch Vehicle made in Iran, after the Safir and Simorgh. It is road-mobile, requires very little fueling time, and can be launched by Transporter-Erector Launchers (TELs), raising alarms from US and EU European defense analysts about its possible covert nature as Iran's first IRBM.[20][21]

Launch History

Flight No. Date & Time (
UTC
) 		Payload Outcome Remarks
1 31 January 2021 Unknown; may be boilerplate Success First sub-orbital test flight
2 26 June 2022 Unknown Success Second sub-orbital test flight
  • Zuljanah being held by the servicing tower
    Zuljanah being held by the servicing tower
  • Zuljanah lifting off from the launch pad
    Zuljanah lifting off from the launch pad
  • Zuljanah in flight
    Zuljanah in flight

See also

Other Iranian satellite launch vehicles

References

  1. ^ Iran's latest solid fuel satellite named Zuljanah was tested + specifications tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021
  2. ^ Zuljanah Satellite Carrier test with solid fuel engine, Retrieved 24 February 2021 tabnak.ir
  3. france24.com
    , Retrieved 24 February 2021
  4. ^ Iran Launches Zuljanah Satellite Carrier Into Space farsnews.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021
  5. aljazeera.com
    , Retrieved 24 February 2021
  6. mashreghnews.ir
    , Retrieved 24 February 2021
  7. irna.ir
    , Retrieved 24 February 2021
  8. ^ Sharifi, Kian (February 1, 2021). "test launch of Zoljanah SLV". Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Iran state TV airs launch of new satellite-carrying rocket". February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Zol-Janah maiden launch
  11. ^ Iran Unveils Zuljanah Satellite Carrier kayhan.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021
  12. bbc.com
    , Retrieved 24 February 2021
  13. ^ Satellite research launch on Zuljanah combination mehrnews.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021
  14. ^ Zuljanah Satellite Carrier, a cover for achieving ballistic missile technology? independentpersian.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021
  15. yjc.ir
    , Retrieved 24 February 2021
  16. ^ Iran says it has launched "Zuljanah Satellite Carrier" into space radiofarda.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021
  17. ^ YJC, خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان |. "پرتاب‌های بعدی ماهواره‌بر ذوالجناح تحقیقاتی است". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  18. ^ "Iran's Zoljanah Satellite Carrier Launched". New defence order. Strategy. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  19. ^ "Zoljanah". www.b14643.de. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  20. ^ Rubin, Uzi. "Iran's winged horse rocket: Another step towards global reach". JNS.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  21. ^ "¬Iran's Space Dreams Are Clear and Dangerous | International Institute for Iranian Studies" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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