Inside view of Iranian satellite launcher:
15-06-2011, Iran's second domestically launched satellite.
These video images were filmed using cameras that were attached to the body of the SLV and filmed the different stages of the launch, the separation of the first stage booster, the separation of the cone and the distance it has from earth.
Safir-e-Rasad launch vehicle was a two stage launch vehicle with the mission to launch Rasad satellite in an elliptical perigee of 260 km.
The first stage booster had a burn time of 152 seconds, as can be seen on camera 01.
After burn out of the first stage and coupled with the fact that the vehicle had reached an altitude of 70 km above ground, and had reached a velocity of 2400 m/s, the first stage was separated and the second stage booster started to operate (Can be witnessed on cameras 1 and 3). On continuation of its path, after the second stage booster had burnt for 42 seconds, had reached an altitude of 120km and a velocity of 2550 m/s, the payload shroud (the housing covering the satellite at the tip) was separated (this can be witnessed on cameras 1, 3 and 4).
After that was done, and the second stage booster having burnt for a total of 313 seconds, the SLV has reached the correct velocity and altitude for injection of the satellite, an altitude of 260km and a velocity of 7600 m/s (7.6 km/s), the satellite was injected into the orbit (can be witnessed on cameras 2 and 3).
The cameras were connected to the body of the rocket in the following configuration:
- Top-left camera, outside, connected to the second stage facing downward.
- Bottom-left camera, outside, connected to the second stage facing upward.
- Top-right camera, inside in the payload shroud.
- Bottom-right camera, inside, between stages two and one, and next to the second stage engine.
