Navid ( fa, نوید) or Navid-e Elm-o San'at (, "Promise of Science and Technology") was an experimental

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ian Earth observation satellite. The satellite carried a camera for taking higher resolution imagery of Earth and it was also be used to collect weather data and monitor natural disasters. The third satellite to be launched indigenously by Iran, it was placed into orbit by a new configuration of the

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carrier rocket, featuring a larger second stage with 20% more

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. The launch occurred at approximately 00:04 UTC on 3 February 2012. The satellite remained in orbit for two months, before reentering the atmosphere on 1 April 2012.

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Launch videoReal Time NAVID Satellite TrackingOrbital notes
{{Orbital launches in 2012 Spacecraft launched in 2012 Satellites of Iran Spacecraft which reentered in 2012

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