Test payloads

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Technology DemonstrationsuborbitalCOSPAR 2021-F11Launched 12/30/2021

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 2021-F11
Launch Vehicle: Simorgh
Launch Date: 12/30/2021
Last Contact: 12/30/2021

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: 10 km
Inclination: 55 deg
Dry Mass: 90 kg
Total Mass: 90 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Technology Demonstration
Payload Category: TECH
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Iran Space Research Center
Manufacturer: Iran University of Science and Technology

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2021-F11

Track

Mentions

4

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

R-Space is building technology to help others test payloads in orbit.

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Capability

Value 4.0

Jan 7, 2026

Supersonic Flight Capabilities Demonstrated by Starfighters Space

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SpaceRyde plans to launch test payloads to sub-orbit and low Earth orbit (LEO) next year ahead of its first commercial mission.

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