Shahab-1
Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Shahab-1 (Template:Langx, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the short-range Iranian missile program.[1] 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).[2]
Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1985 and 1988.[1] 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).[3]
Iran employed Shahab 1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.[2]
Variants
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Operators
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Gallery
- Shahab-1 launch day, 3 July 2012
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Operational pre-launch
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Lift-off (cropped)
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Lift-off
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Flight (cropped)
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Flight
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See also
- Military of Iran
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Defense industry of Iran
- List of equipment of the Iranian Army
- Shahab-2
- Shahab-3
- Shahab-4