Safir Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Safir, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.

Data current as of 2026-07-20.

Safir made 8 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2008 and 2019. Of those, 4 succeeded and 4 failed. The success rate comes to 50 percent. The busiest year was 2012, with 3 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2019.

8
Launch attempts
4
Successes
4
Failures
50%
Success rate

Launches per year

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
2019 1 0 1 0%
2015 1 1 0 100%
2012 3 1 2 33%
2011 1 1 0 100%
2009 1 1 0 100%
2008 1 0 1 0%

Launch sites used

Sites the Safir launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
SEM 🇮🇷Iran 8 4 4

Launch chronology

Every Safir launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
Feb 5, 2019 2019-F02 Dousti SEM / SAF Failure
Feb 2, 2015 2015-006 LBS.2001 : Fajr SEM / SAF Success
Sep 22, 2012 2012-F03 Fajr SEM / SAF Failure
May 23, 2012 2012-F02 Fajr SEM / SAF Failure
Feb 3, 2012 2012-005 ERS.2002 : Navid SEM / SAF Success
Jun 15, 2011 2011-025 UIS.0001 : Rasad SEM / SAF Success
Feb 2, 2009 2009-004 GBS.0092 : Omid SEM / SAF Success
Aug 16, 2008 2008-F02 OES.0001 : IRSA Test Payload SEM / SAF Failure