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Damghan
Iranian launch center. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeni Space Launch Facility.
 AKA: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeni Space Launch Facility;Khomeni Launch Centre. 
Country: 
Iran. 
1998 July 22 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 3. 
 
FAILURE: Failure. 
- Test mission - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). 
2002 May 5 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 3. 
- Test mission - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 
2002 July 4 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 3. 
- Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 
2003 June 1 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 3. 
2004 August 11 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ghadr 1. 
- Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Missile demonstration flight. Stretched Shahab-3 launched into Dasht-E-Kavir desert.. 
2004 October 20 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ghadr 1. 
- Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Missile demonstration flight. Stretched Shahab-3 launched into Dasht-E-Kavir desert.. 
2006 January 17 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 3. 
- Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IR. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 
2006 May 22 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ghadr 1. 
- Shahab 3D test - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 
2006 Oct - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Kavoshgar. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kavoshgar M5. 
- Kavoshgar-1 - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). Iran's president tours new space launch facilities and a rocket is launched, the first in the Kavoshgar series of biology missions. Announced in February 2008; however the project web site indicates Aban 1385, which corresponds to between 2006 October 22 to November 20. 
- Kavoshgar Class A - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). 
2006 November 2 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ghadr 1. 
- Iranian multiple missile firings - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). The Iranians fired at least one Shahab-3 and "dozens of" Shahab-2, Zolfaghar-73, Scud B, Fath-110 and Zelzal missiles in a mass firing demonstration to kick off their Great Prophet 2 military exercise. It marked the first firing of the Shahab 3 by troops on exercise as opposed to a test flight. The Shahab 2 was reported to have demonstrated a 1,400-bomblet cluster bomb warhead. 
2006 December 1 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ghadr 1. 
- Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). 
2008 July 8 - . 
03:30 GMT - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Nodong 1. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ghadr 1. 
- Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). 
2008 November 26 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Kavoshgar. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Nazeat 6H. 
- Kavoshgar-2 - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). Second in Kavoshgar series of biology missions; Capsule B recovery test.. 
2009 September 27 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 2. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: Iran. 
Operational test. 
2009 September 27 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 1. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: Iran. 
Operational test. 
2010 February 3 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Kavoshgar. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Nazeat 6H. 
- Kavoshgar-3 - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 55 km (34 mi). Third in Kavoshgar series of biology missions; Capsule B recovery test with turtles and mice aboard.. 
2010 August 20 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-17. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Qiam 1. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test mission.. 
2011 March 15 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Fateh-110. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kavoshgar K110. 
- Kavoshgar-4 - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 135 km (83 mi). Fourth in Kavoshgar series of biology missions; Capsule C recovery test.. 
- Kavoshgar Class C - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). 
2011 June 28 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 1. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Operational test.. 
2011 June 28 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 2. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Operational test.. 
2011 June 28 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 2. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Operational test.. 
2011 June 28 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 2. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Operational test.. 
2011 June 28 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 1. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Operational test.. 
2011 September 7 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Fateh-110. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kavoshgar K110. 
- Kavoshgar Class C - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 
- Kavoshgar-5 - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Fifth in Kavoshgar series of biology missions; Capsule C recovery test; crashed on recover, monkey killed.. 
2012 July 3 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 2. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Exercise mission.. 
2012 July 3 - . 
Launch Site: 
Semnan. 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
R-11. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shahab 1. 
- Shahab RV - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Exercise mission.. 
2012 September 8 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Fateh-110. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kavoshgar K110. 
- Kavoshgar-6 - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Sixth in Kavoshgar series of biology missions; Capsule C recovery test; crashed on recover, monkey killed.. 
- Kavoshgar Class C - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 
2013 January 28 - . 
Launch Complex: 
Damghan. 
LV Family: 
Fateh-110. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Kavoshgar K110. 
- Kavoshgar Pishgam - . 
Nation: Iran. 
Agency: IRSA. 
Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Seventh in Kavoshgar series of biology missions; Capsule C recovery test; monkey recovered successfully.. 
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