🇮🇷Semnan Space Center
Semnan Province, Iran, Iran
Country
🇮🇷 Iran
Region
Middle East
Established
2008
Launches / Year
1-3
Coordinates
35.2346° N, 53.9210° E
About
Semnan Space Center (also known as Imam Khomeini Spaceport) is Iran's primary orbital launch facility located in the desert of Semnan province. Iran achieved orbital capability in 2009 when it launched the Omid satellite on a Safir rocket. The site supports Iran's Safir and Simorgh launch vehicles for LEO satellite deployment missions.
Key Features
Iran's primary orbital launch facility in the central desert
Supports Safir and Simorgh orbital launch vehicles
Iran became the ninth country to achieve indigenous orbital launch capability
Launch trajectories over sparsely populated desert areas
Facility includes rocket testing and satellite preparation facilities
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Omid (2009) — Iran's first satellite, launched on Safir rocket
Fajr satellite (2015) — First Iranian satellite to send back telemetry data
Noor-1 (2020) — Military satellite launched by IRGC Qased rocket
Simorgh test launches for heavier payload capability
Khayyam Earth observation satellite (launched externally by Russia, prepared here)