Nodong

Safir is Iran's first satellite launcher, a two-stage liquid-fueled rocket whose first stage derives from the North Korean Nodong missile. In February 2009 it places Omid in orbit, making Iran the ninth country to launch a satellite on its own rocket.

Launches

8

Success rate

50%

4 failures

First flight

2008

Safir

Last flight

2019

Safir 1B

Rocket types

2