Shahab-1

The Shahab-1 (Persian: Ŝahāb 1, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the long-range Iranian missile program.[3] During the Iran–Iraq War, Iran purchased Scud-B missiles from Libya, Syria and North Korea (Hwasong-5). It is a close copy of Hwasong-5 (Scud-B).[4]

Shahab-1
TypeTactical SRBM
Service history
In service~1987–2016[1]
Production history
ManufacturerIran
Specifications
Mass5,860 kg
Length10.94 m
Diameter0.885 m
Warhead1,000 kg
Operational
range
350km[2]
Guidance
system
Inertial
Accuracyapproximately 450m circular error probable (CEP)

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]

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, which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, Shahab-6.

Operators

 Iran

References
  1. تولید موشک شهاب 1 و 2 متوقف شد/ هیچ یک از موفقیت‌های ایران با سازش بدست نیامده است Mashregh News
  2. http://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19
  3. "SCUD-B Shahab-1". Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/shahab-1/

See also
  • Military of Iran
  • Iran's missile forces
  • Iranian military industry
  • Current Equipment of the Iranian Army
  • Shahab-2
  • Shahab-3
  • Shahab-4

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