Shahab-1
Shahab-1 | |
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Type | Tactical SRBM |
Service history | |
In service | ~1987–2016[1] |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Iran |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5,860 kg |
Length | 10.94 m |
Diameter | 0.885 m |
Warhead | 1,000 kg |
Operational range | 350km[2] |
Guidance system | Inertial |
Accuracy | approximately 450m circular error probable (CEP) |
The Shahab-1 (Persian: شهاب ۱, romanized: Ŝahāb 1, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the long-range Iranian missile program.[3] During the Iran–Iraq War, Iran purchased R-17 Elbrus missiles from Libya, Syria and North Korea (Hwasong-5). It is a close copy of Hwasong-5 (R-17).[4]
Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1987 and 1994.[3]
Iran employed Shahab 1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.[4]
Variants[]
Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of c. 1987–present,[when?] which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, Shahab-6.[citation needed]
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See also[]
- Military of Iran
- Iran's missile forces
- Iranian military industry
- Current Equipment of the Iranian Army
- Shahab-2
- Shahab-3
- Shahab-4
Categories:
- Scud missiles
- Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1987
- Medium-range ballistic missiles of Iran
- Surface-to-surface missiles of Iran
- Tactical ballistic missiles of Iran
- Guided missiles of Iran
- Theatre ballistic missiles
- Iranian military stubs
- Weapon stubs