Shahab 3

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Shahab-3 missile in the Great Prophet 7 maneuver

The Shahab 3 (Shahab: Farsi for "Meteor") is a single-stage medium - range missile that was developed in Iran in the 1990s . It is based on the North Korean rocket Nodong-1 . Due to the payload (1,200 kg over 1,300 km), it can also carry nuclear weapons.

development

At the beginning of the 1990s, Iran began with the development of the Shahab-3 missile with help from North Korea. It is believed that several Nodong-1 missiles were also brought into Iran from North Korea via Pakistan. The first test launch took place on July 22, 1998. Estimates of the missiles of this type available in Iran vary widely and range from 25 to 150. The Pakistani Ghauri medium- range missile is almost identical to the Shahab 3.

In September 2003, six missiles of this type were demonstrated for the first time during an official parade. In 2005, with the help of recruited Russian scientists, the rocket was further developed and its range and accuracy increased. The new shape of the tip is also very reminiscent of earlier Russian missiles. Both the Shahab-3 and the Shahab-3A are probably equipped with both GPS and an inertial navigation system (inertial navigation) or gyroscope . To what extent the GPS system could be used in a conflict with the USA is questionable. Western experts, however, regularly emphasize the dangerousness of the high speed of these missiles of Mach 6 - 7 and therefore doubt the effectiveness of available defense systems such as Arrow and MIM-104 Patriot .

variants

  • Shahab 3: first variant with a range of 1,000 to 1,200 km
  • Shahab 3A: Variant with a range of 1,300 to 1,700 km
  • Shahab 3B / 3M / 3D: variant with new, slim warhead section; Range 2,000 km
  • Ghadr : Shahab 3B with improved accuracy
  • Ghadr-F: modified Ghadr with a range of 1,950 km
  • Kavoshgar: Research rocket based on the Gadr 1

In September 2007 the Ghadr was unveiled. This could be a further development of Shahab 3, but with a range of 1,800 km.

According to Iranian information from October 2004, improved versions of the missile have been developed (occasionally called Shahab 4 ) that reach a range of 1900 km, i.e. can carry warheads (with a mass of 500 kg) to Europe. The hit accuracy ( CEP ) is controversial among experts. While some say about 190 m, others think 1 to 2 km is more realistic.

On August 16, 2008 at 19:32 UTC, Iran attempted to use a modified Shahab 3 to attempt its first satellite, Safir-e Omid (Hope), from the test area south of Semnan in the desert of Dascht-e-Kawir in the To bring earth orbit. However, the launch failed due to a second stage explosion at 152 km.

The more modern variants of the Shahab-3 (Ghadr and Emad) have re-entry bodies with a different shape. This allows a detonation at a greater height ( air burst ), as is the case with a nuclear attack against soft targets such as B. Tel Aviv.

Technical specifications

Shahab 3
Parameter Data
Range 1200 km
length 15.9 m
diameter 1.25 m
Empty weight 1,780 to 2,180 kg
Takeoff weight 15,852 to 16,250 kg
Burn time 110 s
drive single stage, liquid fuel
fuel TM-185: 80% kerosene , 20% gasoline
Oxidizer AK-27I: 27% N 2 O 2 , 73% ENT 3
Warhead 700 to 1,200 kg

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/shahab-3/
  2. ↑ a b FliegerRevue October 2008, p. 9, Iran launches launcher
  3. ↑ www.b14643.de ( Memento of October 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), access: December 8, 2011 (English)
  4. ↑ Anthony H. Cordesman with the assistance of Nicholas Harrington: The Arab Gulf States and Iran: Military Spending, Modernization, and the Shifting Military Balance, Second Working Draft 12 December 2018. Center for Strategic and International Studies. (PDF file)
  5. ↑ https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/emad/