The Shahab-1 (Persian: شهاب ۱, romanized:Ŝahāb 1, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the short-range Iranian missile program. 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).

Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1985 and 1988. It is a short-range ballistic missile derived from the Scud-B, and has a maximum range of 300 km (185 miles).

Iran employed Shahab-1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against the Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.

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

Gallery

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

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