Mesbah 2

Mesbah 2

Mesbah 2 (persian for "lantern") is a Iranian microsatellite to provide store and forward communications.

Iranians state they have built a Mesbah-2 based on the original Italian Mesbah-1 design, which they intend to launch themselves. Mesbah-2 reportedly weighs around 65 kilograms. Iran reports it will launch the Mesbah-2 itself in March 2011 on the Iranian Simorgh rocket.

Nation:	Iran
Type / Application:	Technology
Operator:	Iran National Space Administration (INSA)
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:	~ 65 kg
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Mesbah 2	-	20xx	Sem ?		Simorgh

Launch Sites:

Sem = Semnan Satellite Launch Center, Semnan province, Iran

Further Mesbah missions:

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