Zuljanah (rocket)
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]
Zuljanah Satellite Launch Vehicle | |
| Manufacturer | Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran) |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Iran[1][2][3][4] |
| Size | |
| Height | 25.5 meters |
| Diameter | 1.5 meters |
| Mass | 52 tons |
| Stages | 3 (1st & 2nd Solid; 3rd Liquid) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to low Earth orbit | |
| Mass | 220 kg (490 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Under Development |
| Launch sites | Semnan Space Center |
| Total launches | 0 (+2 suborbital) |
| Success(es) | 0 (+2 suborbital) |
| Failure(s) | 0 |
| First stage | |
| Powered by | 1 × unnamed solid fuel engine |
| Maximum thrust | 725 kN (163,000 lbf) |
| Propellant | solid |
| Second stage | |
| Powered by | 1 × unnamed solid fuel engine |
| Maximum thrust | 725 kN (163,000 lbf) |
| Propellant | solid |
| Third stage | |
| Powered by | 2 × R-27 Zyb vernier engines |
| Maximum thrust | 35 kN (7,900 lbf) |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
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 (725kN; 163,000lbf) 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][20][21]
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.[22][23]
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 |
Gallery
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Zuljanah being held by the servicing tower
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Zuljanah lifting off from the launch pad
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Zuljanah in flight
See also
Other Iranian satellite launch vehicles
References
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- ^ The research launch of the "Zuljanah Satellite Carrier" was launched by the Ministry of Defense + video yjc.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021
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