Noor [IRGC]
Official name NOUR 02
Alternative name Noor 2
Cospar ID 2022-024A
Norad ID 51954
Launch date 2022-03-08
Launch site SMTS
Launch vehicle Qased
Country/Organization Iran
Type application Military
Operator Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 90.46
Inclination (deg) 58.26
Perigee (km) 287
Apogee (km) 306
Eccentricity 0.0320404721753794
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.9186380720761
Semi-Major axis (km) 6674.635
Raan (deg) 148.4926
Arg of perigee (deg) 11.6508
Shape Box + 3 Pan
Mass (kg) 15
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.6
Configuration CubeSat (6U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

Noor 1 (also transliterated Nour 1) is the first indigenous Iranian military satellite, operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). No details are known.

The satellite is built to the 6U CubeSat form factor. According to an interview with the IRGC Air Force Space Commander, the satellite has an imaging mission.

Noor 1 was launched on 22 April 2020 on the maiden flight of the Qased launch vehicle. Further Noor satellites are planned for the near future. The second satellite was launched on 8 March 2022 and the third on 27 September 2023.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
NOUR 01 2020-024A 2020-04-22 SMTS Qased
NOUR 02 2022-024A 2022-03-08 SMTS Qased