Qased (rocket)

Qased
Function	Small-lift space launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Country of origin	Iran
Size
Stages	3
Capacity
Payload to LEO (500 km)
Mass	10 ~ 50 kg
Associated rockets
Family	Developed into Qaem 100
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Shahroud space center
Total launches	3
Success(es)	3
Failure(s)	0
First flight	22 April 2020
Last flight	27 September 2023
First stage
Diameter	1.25 m
Powered by	Ghadr
Maximum thrust	~ 30,000 kilograms-force (290,000 N; 66,000 lbf)
Burn time	103 seconds
Propellant	UDMH/N2O4
Second stage
Diameter	1 m
Powered by	Salman
Burn time	60 seconds
Propellant	solid
Third stage
Diameter	1 m
Powered by	Unnamed IRGC motor
Propellant	solid
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The Qased (also Ghased, Persian: قاصد, lit. 'messenger') rocket is an Iranian expendable small-lift orbital space launch vehicle. It made its maiden flight in 2020, lofting Iran's first military satellite named Noor (Persian: نور, lit. 'light') into orbit.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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