27-09-2012, 07:58
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סוף סוף החלו לצוץ דיווחים על כישלון השיגור במאי
בתגובה להודעה מספר 1 שנכתבה על ידי טל ענבר שמתחילה ב "שיגור הלוויין האיראני פג'ר ב - 23.5.2012 וכשלונו"
מטעמים שונים נמנעתי מלפרט בפורום כי השיגור של מאי נכשל, למרות שעובדה זו הייתה ידועה לגורמים שונים, ממגוון מקורות. כעת אפשר, לאור פרסומים בנושא במגוון כלי תקשורת המצטטים את אתר ג'יינס אינטליג'נס, שאף הביא תצלומי לוויין (אינם זמינים כרגע להעלאה לפורום).
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/h...tellite-la.html
Iran probably had satellite launch failure in late May
The launch of Iran's Fajr technology testing and remote sensing satellite flying on a Safir 2 (B1) rocket out of the Semnan launch site is believed to have ended in a major failure on or just later than 23 May 2012. A launch is suspected to have taken place by Western space analysts (note that it has not been formally confirmed) after reports of a launch being detected by US satellite assets and scorch marks being imaged post launch on the pad. There was no announcement of success if a launch did take place, and no independent tracking of a new orbiting object. This has led analysts to suspect a failure.
At the time, the launch was reported to have been delayed from May and June due to problems with the insulation on a microengine on the satellite. These reports may have been a disinformaton ruse to cover up a failure.
The main mission of Fajr (meaning: Dawn) was to prove the orbital manoeuvering using a cold gas propulsion system. As a secondary mission the satellite is equipped with an camera capable of producing images with a best resolution of 500 metres.
http://www.djnewsplus.com/rssarticl...2972497785.html
Iran Appears to Have Tried to Cover Up Failed Satellite Launch
WASHINGTON--The Iranian government appears to have tried to cover up a failed satellite launch, according to an independent analyst, pointing to the possibility of new problems with Iran's long-range missile program.
Satellite imagery and research to be published Saturday by IHS Jane's Intelligence Review appear to show that a planned May launch of a Safir-1B rocket ended in failure.
The launch pad at the Khomeini Space Center near Semnan showed scorch marks after the Iranian government had announced a delay in the launch, signaling that Tehran likely had tried and failed to launch a missile.
The launch was supposed to send a reconnaissance satellite into orbit. Western intelligence experts are keenly interested in such efforts because the technology used for ballistic missiles can be similar to that for satellite launches.
"Though designated for space launch, the rockets themselves use components from ballistic missiles, suggesting that the military implications of the project could add to tensions within the region," said Nick Hansen, an analyst with Jane's.
Satellite imagery analyzed by Jane's also showed the new launch tower at the Khomeini center will be able to handle larger rockets than Iran currently has under development.
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