Shahab-1

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]

Shahab-1
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)

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]

Shahab-1 engine at a 2012 military exhibition in Tehran

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, and Shahab-6.^{[citation needed]}

Operators

•  Iran
•  Syria^[6]

Gallery

• Shahab-1 launch day, 3 July 2012
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  Operational pre-launch
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  Lift-off (cropped)
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  Lift-off
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  Flight (cropped)
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  Flight

See also

• Military of Iran
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
• Defense industry of Iran
• List of equipment of the Iranian Army
• Shahab-2
• Shahab-3
• Shahab-4