Official name KHAYYAM
Alternative name Khayyam
Cospar ID 2022-096A
Norad ID 53370
Launch date 2022-08-09
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1b Fregat
Country/Organization Iran
Type application Earth observation
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 94.35
Inclination (deg) 97.39
Perigee (km) 486
Apogee (km) 489
Eccentricity 0.00307692307692308
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.2623211446741
Semi-Major axis (km) 6865.635
Raan (deg) 29.8635
Arg of perigee (deg) 112.9851
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 650
Height (m) 1
Width (m) 0.6
Depth (m) 0.6
Span (m^2) 6
Contractors VNIIEM ?
Power Solar cells, batteries

The Iranian Khayyam 1 is a Russian built and launched Earth observation satellite for government and military use.

The manufacturer is reportedly VNIIEM. No details are known.

Iran has reportedly ordered three more satellites after the launch of the first one.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
KHAYYAM 2022-096A 2022-08-09 TTMTR Soyuz-2-1b Fregat with Khayyam 1, CubeSX-HSE 2, CYCLOPS, Geoskan-Edelveis, ISOI, KAI 1, Kuzbass-300, MIET AIS, Monitor 1, Polytech Universe 1, 2, ReshUCube, Siren, Skoltech B1, B2, UTMN, VIZARD SS1