Khayyam satellite
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| Mission type | Earth observation satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | Iran |
| COSPAR ID | 2022-096A |
| SATCAT no. | 53370[1] |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | VNIIEM |
| Payload mass | 650 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 9, 2022 05:52:38 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat[3] |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 31/6 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Semi-major axis | 6869 km |
| Perigee altitude | 496.8 km |
| Apogee altitude | 500.6 km |
| Inclination | 97.4º |
| Period | 94.4 min |
The Khayyam satellite (Persian: خیام) is an Iranian high-resolution imaging satellite that was successfully sent into low Earth orbit on 9 August 2022.[4][5] It was launched from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan, on a Russian Soyuz rocket.[6][7][8][9] The satellite was designed by the Iranian Space Agency and built by Russian companies VNIIEM and NPK Barl in a contract that included technology transfer and providing technological assistance in future Khayyam satellite family designs by Iran.[10][11] It is named after Iranian polymath Omar Khayyam.[7]
Khayyam is a 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) satellite situated in an orbit 500 kilometres (310 mi) above the Earth's surface. Its main purpose is to collect information and images from the Earth's surface with a resolution of 1 metre (3.3 feet).[7] It is designed to monitor and investigate the Earth's surface, both for government and civilian purposes.[7][12]
According to the Iranian Space Agency, the life of this satellite is expected to be five years, the first four months of which will be spent undergoing tests.[13]