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Khorramshahr

Missile · Iran

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Iranian medium-range ballistic missile. Said to have been derived from the North Korean Hwasong-10.

Country
Iran

Chronology

2 events

2017 January 29

Launch Site: Semnan. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Khorramshahr.
  • RV - . Nation: Iran. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

    Iran made the second known test flight of the Khorramshahr, which was suspected to be a medium range missile based on the Soviet R-27, similar to North Korea's Hwasong-10/Musudan. The missile's reentry vehicle failed to survive reentry, according to US sources.

2018 November 30

Launch Site: Semnan. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Khorramshahr.
  • RVs? - . Nation: Iran. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test mission. Impacted Iranian desert?.