Friday, January 09, 2009

Shahab-3

IOC: 2003
Total Production: 50

Origin
Iran

Description: The Shahab-3, "shooting star" in Farsi, is an Intermediate Range Ballistic Range (IRBM) developed by Iran with a maximum range greater than 1,300 kilometers. It evolved from North Korea's No Dong ballistic missile and may be deployed by Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) vehicles. Before 2004 Shahab-3 range was estimated around 1,300 kilometers but this figure was surpassed in 2004 following new missile tests that demonstrated a missile range of 2,000 kilometers which was confirmed in 2005 by Iranian officials.

Iran's Armed Forces are deploying Shahab-3 as a deterrence weapon aiming at Israel and carrying conventional payloads of up to 1,000 kg. To date, Iran has been unable to provide a nuclear warhead to its Shahab-3 missile. It is not clear which maximum range has the Shahab-3 production missile deployed by the Iranian Armed Forces.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 1,300 mm

Weights: Max Weight 16,000 kg (35,273 lb), Warhead 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)

Performance: CEP 200 m (656 ft), Max Range 1,300 km (702 nm)

News
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Operators

Iran / 5

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2008

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