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Shahab 2

Missile · Iran

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

Major production version of the Iranian Shahab ballistic missile, based on the R-17 Scud, via a North Korean derivative, in service from 1990.

Country
Iran

Chronology

6 events

1991 May 1

Launch Site: Qom. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 2.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Iran. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

2009 September 27

Launch Complex: Damghan. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 2.
  • Shahab RV - . Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Nation: Iran. Operational test.

2011 June 28

Launch Site: Semnan. Launch Complex: Damghan. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 2.
  • Shahab RV - . Nation: Iran. Operational test..
  • Shahab RV - . Nation: Iran. Operational test..

2011 June 28

Launch Site: Semnan. Launch Complex: Damghan. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 2.
  • Shahab RV - . Nation: Iran. Operational test..

2012 July 3

Launch Site: Semnan. Launch Complex: Damghan. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 2.
  • Shahab RV - . Nation: Iran. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Exercise mission..

2016 March 8

Launch Site: Qom. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Shahab 2.
  • Shahab RV - . Nation: Iran. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Qom Desert, Iran..