Program: Safir

Satellite For Information Relay

Program of OHB System (Bremen, Germany) with 6 satellites (3 stand-alone and 3 piggybacked). The 3 satellites are planned in 1997, 1998, 1999

Stand-alone satellites

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General

Perigee/Apogee	678/696 km
Inclination	98.4°
Period	98 min
Uplinks	401 MHz
Downlinks	400 MHz

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Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	55 kg
Mass in orbit
Length	45 cm
Width	45 cm
Height	45 cm
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

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