Shahab-1 | |
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Type | Tactical SRBM |
Service history | |
In service | ~1987–2016 (in Iran)[1] |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Iran |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5,860 kg |
Length | 10.94 m |
Diameter | 0.885 m |
Warhead | 1,000 kg |
Operational range | 350 km[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 short-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 1985 and 1988.[3] Iran's Shahab-1 is a short-range ballistic missile derived from the Scud-B, and has a maximum range of 300 km (185 miles).[5]
Iran employed Shahab 1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.[4]