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Shahab-1

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Shahab-1
TypeTactical SRBM
Service history
In service~1987–2016 (in Iran)[1]
Production history
ManufacturerIran
Specifications
Mass5,860 kg
Length10.94 m
Diameter0.885 m
Warhead1,000 kg
Operational
range
350 km[2]
Guidance
system
Inertial
Accuracyapproximately 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 (also known as the Scud-B) 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] It 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 the Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.[4]

Production of Shahab-1s ceased in 2016.[6]

Shahab-1 engine at a 2012 military exhibition in Tehran

Variants

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ تولید موشک شهاب ۱ و ۲ متوقف شد/ هیچ‌یک از موفقیت‌های ایران با سازش به دست نیامده‌است Mashregh News
  2. ↑ "2017 ballistic and cruise missile threat". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "SCUD-B Shahab-1". Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Shahab-1 (Scud B-Variant)".
  5. ↑ "Shahab 1 – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance". Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ↑ ""تولید موشک شهاب 1 و 2 متوقف شد/ هیچ یک از موفقیت‌های ایران با سازش بدست نیامده است [The Production of Shahab 1 and 2 Missiles Has Ceased/ Not a Single One of Iran's Successes Have Come About Through Compromise]". Mashregh News (Iran). November 23, 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center". storymaps.com. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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