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Shaheen 1

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Shaheen 1
Shaheen 1

Pakistani mobile single-stage solid propellant intermediate range ballistic missile, a license-assembled Chinese DF-15. First flown in 1999. Entered service 2003. Project managed by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.

Maximum range: 750 km (460 mi).

Family
IRBM
Country
Pakistan
Launch Vehicles
DF-11
Launch Sites
Sonmiani

Chronology

11 events

1999 January 15

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).

1999 April 15

04:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2002 October 4

02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.
  • Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2003 October 8

03:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.

2003 October 14

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.

2004 December 8

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.

2006 November 29

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.
  • Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2008 January 25

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.
  • Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2010 May 8

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.

2013 April 10

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.
  • Haft-IV RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test.

2015 December 15

Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.
  • Shaheen RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Arabian Sea..