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Shahab-2 | |
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Type | Tactical SRBM |
Service history | |
In service | 1990–2016 (in Iran); present (in Syria)[1] |
Used by | Iran Syria |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Iran |
Specifications | |
Mass | 6,370–6,500 kg |
Length | 11.37–12.29 m |
Diameter | 0.885 m |
Warhead | 770kg[2] |
Engine | Liquid |
Operational range | 500 km[3] |
Guidance system | inertial |
Accuracy | 500m CEP[4] |
The Shahab-2 (Persian: شهاب ۲, romanized: Ŝahāb 2, meaning "Meteor-2") is the successor to the Iranian Shahab-1 missile. It is based on the North Korean Hwasong-6 (modified version of the Hwasong-5, itself a modification of the R-17 Elbrus).[5]