| Operator | Iranian Space Agency (ISA) |
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| COSPAR ID | 2012-005A  |
| SATCAT no. | 38075 |
| Mission duration | 2 months[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 50 kilograms (110 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | February 3, 2012, 00:04 (2012-02-03UTC00:04Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Safir-1B |
| Launch site | Semnan, Iran |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 1 April 2012 (2012-05) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 250 kilometres (160 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 375 kilometres (233 mi) |
| Inclination | 55 degrees |
| Period | 90 minutes |
Navid (Persian: نوید) or Navid-e Elm-o San'at (نوید علم و صنعت, "Promise of Science and Technology") was an experimental Iranian Earth observation satellite.[2]
The satellite carried a camera for taking higher resolution imagery of Earth and it was also used to collect weather data and monitor natural disasters.[3] The third satellite to be launched indigenously by Iran, it was placed into orbit by a new configuration of the Safir carrier rocket, featuring a larger second stage with 20% more thrust.[4] The launch occurred at approximately 00:04 UTC on 3 February 2012.[5] The satellite remained in orbit for two months, before reentering the atmosphere on 1 April 2012.[6]
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