Omid

Means Hope

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General

Designation	33506 / 09004A
Launch date	2 Feb 2009
Country of origin	Iran
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	245/378 km
Inclination	55.6°
Period
Launch vehicle	Safir #2
Launch site	Semnan

Data processing satellite.

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End of life

Out of service	19 Mar 2009
Cause	Normal EOL
Decay	24 April 2009

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External resources

http://www.omid-sat.ir/

http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/pdf/pres/stsc2009/tech-15.pdf
sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	25 or 27 kg
Dry mass
Dimension	0.4m cube
Solar array	none
Stabilization	none
DC power	battery only
Design lifetime	3 months

Downlink on 465.000 MHz (25 KHz)

Would carry an instrument to measure the space environment, and a modified GPS receiver.

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