Zuljanah (rocket)
{{Short description|Iranian small-lift launch vehicle}}
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|image = Zoljanah SLV first launch 02.jpg
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|caption = Zuljanah Satellite Launch Vehicle
|name = Zuljanah Satellite Launch Vehicle
|manufacturer = Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)
|country-origin = {{IRN}}[https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1399/11/13/2444604 Iran's latest solid fuel satellite named Zuljanah was tested + specifications] tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/1031730 Zuljanah Satellite Carrier test with solid fuel engine], Retrieved 24 February 2021 tabnak.ir[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210201-iran-launches-new-satellite-carrying-rocket Iran launches new satellite-carrying rocket] france24.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.farsnews.ir/en/photo/13991114000192/Iran-Lanches-Zljanah-Saellie-Carrier-In-Space Iran Launches Zuljanah Satellite Carrier Into Space] farsnews.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021
|height =25.5 meters
|diameter =1.5 meters
|mass = 52 tons
|stages = 3 (1st & 2nd Solid; 3rd Liquid)
|status =Under Development
|sites =Semnan Space Center
|launches = 0 (+2 suborbital)
|success = 0 (+2 suborbital)
|fail = 0
|capacities={{infobox rocket/payload|location=low Earth orbit|mass={{cvt|220|kg}}}}
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|stageno = First
|engines = 1 × unnamed solid fuel engine
|thrust = {{cvt|725|kN}}
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|stageno = Second
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{{Infobox Rocket/Stage
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|stageno = Third
|engines = 2 × LRE-4 (R-27 Zyb vernier engines)
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Zuljanah ({{langx|fa|ماهوارهبر ذوالجناح}}), also spelled Zoljanah (and with a host of other spellings appearing sporadically), is an Iranian Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV),[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/1/iran-completes-satellite-launch-test-with-new-rocket Iran completes satellite-carrying rocket launch] aljazeera.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/1175772 Zuljanah Satellite Carrier] mashreghnews.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.irna.ir/news/84207503 Iran successfully launches Zuljanah Satellite Carrier] irna.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021 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.{{Cite web|last=Sharifi|first=Kian|date=February 1, 2021|title=test launch of Zoljanah SLV|url=https://twitter.com/KianSharifi/status/1356267463160291331|access-date=February 1, 2021}}{{Cite web|date=February 1, 2021|title=Iran state TV airs launch of new satellite-carrying rocket|url=https://www.ksat.com/tech/2021/02/01/iran-state-tv-airs-launch-of-new-satellite-carrying-rocket/|access-date=February 1, 2021}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FFSXF8CNr8 Zol-Janah maiden launch] Zuljanah is able to carry satellites weighing up to 220kg into an orbit 500 kilometers above the Earth.[http://kayhan.ir/en/news/87190/iran-unveils-zuljanah-satellite-carrier Iran Unveils Zuljanah Satellite Carrier] kayhan.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-55886294 Iran announces 'successful' launch of a 'hybrid' satellite carrier] bbc.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5136684 Satellite research launch on Zuljanah combination] mehrnews.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021
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" ({{langx|fa|حضرت فاطمه الزهراء}}). This SLV is considered to be the first indigenously designed and manufactured "hybrid" fuel satellite launch vehicle (solid/liquid fuel).[https://www.independentpersian.com/node/119511 Zuljanah Satellite Carrier, a cover for achieving ballistic missile technology?] independentpersian.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/7650769 The research launch of the "Zuljanah Satellite Carrier" was launched by the Ministry of Defense + video] yjc.ir, Retrieved 24 February 2021[https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-test-lunch-satellite-luncher-zuljanah/31080789.html Iran says it has launched "Zuljanah Satellite Carrier" into space] radiofarda.com, Retrieved 24 February 2021 As of June 2022, two more test flights are planned.{{Cite web |last=YJC |first=خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران {{!}} آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان {{!}} |title=پرتابهای بعدی ماهوارهبر ذوالجناح تحقیقاتی است |url=http://www.yjc.news/fa/news/8162358 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=fa |language=fa}}
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 (725 kN; 163,000 lbf) 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-05|title=Iran's Zoljanah Satellite Carrier Launched|url=https://dfnc.ru/en/bez-rubriki/iran-s-zoljanah-satellite-carrier-launched/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=New defence order. Strategy|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Zoljanah|url=http://www.b14643.de/Spacerockets_1/Rest_World/Zoljanah/Description/Frame.htm|access-date=2021-03-09|website=www.b14643.de}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Uzi|title=Iran's winged horse rocket: Another step towards global reach|url=https://www.jns.org/opinion/irans-winged-horse-rocket-another-step-towards-global-reach/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=JNS.org|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=¬Iran's Space Dreams Are Clear and Dangerous {{!}} International Institute for Iranian Studies|url=https://rasanah-iiis.org/english/monitoring-and-translation/reports/%c2%acirans-space-dreams-are-clear-and-dangerous/|access-date=2021-03-09|language=ar}}
Launch History
| class="wikitable" |
| 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
File:Zoljanah SLV first launch 05.jpg|Zuljanah being held by the servicing tower
File:Zoljanah SLV first launch 08.jpg|Zuljanah lifting off from the launch pad
File:Zoljanah SLV first launch 09.jpg|Zuljanah in flight
See also
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
Other Iranian satellite launch vehicles
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Iranian Space Program}}
{{ELVs}}
Category:Space launch vehicles of Iran
Category:Space program of Iran