Iranian Space program

[Stryker1982]

The View attachment 710221detail at which NASA can take pictures of Mars.

 

[Messerschmitt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1353693849890271232

 

[Shawnee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1353700456816652290

beauty of the side nozzles

 

[VEVAK]

 

[Messerschmitt]

View attachment 712344

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356215792363307008

 

[Shawnee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356215792363307008

This can be 12000+ KM road-mobile SICBM. Very nifty for SLBM.

The only reason Russians and US do not have this platform is cancellation after their arm pact. This would be RSS-40-X Kuryer or MGM-134.

Warhead:about 200-250 kg (Usually miniature thermonuclear, eg W87)

Radius:about 12000 km for carbon fiber


1990s technology.

 

[Philosopher]

Diagram showing Iranian SLVs with payload capacity to orbital altitude. From left to right: Safir, Zoljanah, Simorgh, Sarir, Soroush-1, Soroush-2

Zoljanah SLV:

Specs of Zoljanah
Height: 25.5m
Mass: 52 tons
1st and 2nd stage diameter: 1.5m
3rd stage diameter: 1.25m
Thrust of solid fuel "motors": 74,000 kgF

MOTOR DIAMETER: 1.5 METRES THRUST: 75 TONS

 

[Stryker1982]

Did Iran just test an ICBM capable missile?

 

[Philosopher]

"There will be improved versions of Zoljanah. Iran is working on Cryogenic engines (pictured). Soroush-2 first stage will use Cryogenic engines. Engine will be named "Bahman"

As for the solid fuel system used in Zoljanah:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356273408586076160

 

[Dexon]

Did Iran just test an ICBM capable missile?

The first stage of the Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile has delivered about 91 tons trast. And its 75, which is said to rise up to 100..

 

[Blue In Green]

Did Iran just test an ICBM capable missile?

The tech is interchangeable/closely related, moreover Iran openly mentioned that this "Rocket" (Zoljanah) can be launched from mobile platforms as well.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356274722783297537

This news is actually the most important imo, having the ability to launch road mobile ICBMs from anywhere in the country is a game-changer. I'm guessing this development is a point of leverage they can use against Biden's administration if they want to play hard-ball (which they most likely will). Clearly Iran has advanced immensely in the field of rocketry and will only continue to expand its capabilities moving forward.

Sarir, Soroush-1/2 will be seminal vehicles for Iran once they are rolled out.

 

[raptor22]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356283543270391808

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356286908058513408

 

[Philosopher]

ICBM is technologically nothing for Iran. Like I said previously, if Iran wanted an overt ICBM capability this would have been done many years ago. I feel going forward, these solid fuel mobile "SLV" system will become the domain of the IRGC; that way they will be showing their ICBMs with plausible deniability.

One of the most important news today is the Soroush-2 with cryogenic engines.

 

[Shawnee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356286908058513408

Kindly note that the SLV was launched from space center and not a road. They could see it from satellites too, let alone radars.

If you remember after launch of Qased/Nour, another launch was promised for July 2020 and was never brought up.

So Trump preferred to not talk about it before the election

 

[Muhammed45]

Zoljanah Launch, solid fueled Satellite carrier. Wow