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
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
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 |