Shahab-1

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox weapon

| is_missile = yes

| name = Shahab-1

| image =Great Prophet II (47).jpg

| type = Tactical SRBM

| vehicle_range = 350 km{{Cite web| title=2017 ballistic and cruise missile threat | url=https://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718062556/http://www.nasic.af.mil:80/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE=&portalid=19 | archive-date=2017-07-18}}

| yield =

| engine =

| guidance = Inertial

| accuracy = approximately 450m circular error probable (CEP)

| speed =

| length = 10.94 m

| diameter = 0.885 m

| weight = 5,860 kg

| filling = 1,000 kg

| manufacturer = Iran

| service = ~1987–2016 (in Iran)[https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/658451/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8-1-%D9%88-2-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%86-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%81%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7 تولید موشک شهاب ۱ و ۲ متوقف شد/ هیچ‌یک از موفقیت‌های ایران با سازش به دست نیامده‌است] Mashregh News

}}

The Shahab-1 ({{langx|fa|شهاب ۱|Ŝahāb 1}}, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the short-range Iranian missile program.{{cite web |url=http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/missile/shahab-1.htm |title=SCUD-B Shahab-1 |access-date=30 April 2011}} During the Iran–Iraq War, Iran purchased R-17 Elbrus missiles from Libya, Syria and North Korea (Hwasong-5). It is a close copy of Hwasong-5 (R-17).{{Cite web|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/shahab-1/|title=Shahab-1 (Scud B-Variant)}}

Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1985 and 1988. 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).{{Cite web |title=Shahab 1 – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance |url=https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/iran/shahab-1/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |language=en-US}}

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

File:Shahab-1 engine.jpg

Variants

Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of c. 1987–present,{{When|date=December 2018}} which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, and Shahab-6.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Operators

  • {{IRN}}
  • {{SYR}}{{cite web |title=Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center|url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f353d0a2893e4396b9d82b9ba5458d69|website=storymaps.com|date=20 October 2020 |access-date=23 July 2023}}

Gallery

File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 01 (cropped).jpg|Operational pre-launch

File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 02 (cropped).jpg|Lift-off (cropped)

File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 02.jpg|Lift-off

File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 03 (cropped).jpg|Flight (cropped)

File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 01.jpg|Flight

See also

References

{{reflist}}