| Shahab-1 | |
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| Type | TacticalSRBM |
| 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 450mcircular error probable (CEP) |
TheShahab-1 (Persian:شهاب ۱,romanized: Ŝahāb 1, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the short-rangeIranian missile program.[3] During theIran–Iraq War, Iran purchasedR-17 Elbrus missiles 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] 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 againstMujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.[4]
Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time ofc. 1987–present,[when?] which comes in six variants: Shahab-1,Shahab-2,Shahab-3,Shahab-4,Shahab-5, andShahab-6.[citation needed]
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