Omid

Omid was the first self-built and self- launched Iranian microsatellite. Omid is the Persian word for hope. He was shot into orbit on February 2, 2009. The launch vehicle Safir 2 used for this purpose was also developed and produced in Iran.

Specifications

The cube- shaped satellite had a mass of 27 kg and ran around the Earth in about 91 minutes. He was to start on a path 245-375 km altitude, with an inclination of 55.5 ° and ran around the Earth about 16 times a day. Omid had eight antennas and using two frequencies to communicate with the ground station can. The transmission frequency was 465 MHz, the receiver ran for 401 MHz. The satellite is used for demonstration, research and telecommunications, reached on 19 March 2009 successfully completed the mission end, and burned up on April 25, 2009.

Reactions

In the Western world it is feared that Iran benütze its space program to be able to launch nuclear weapons in the future. Iran denies this.