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Zelzal-2
| Type |
SRBM |
| Range |
210 km (130 miles) |
| Warheads |
one |
| Propulsion |
Solid |
| Guidance system |
none |
| Length |
16 m |
| Diameter |
0.61 m |
| Weight |
3,545 kg |
| Payload |
600 kg |
| Manufacturer |
Iran |
| In service |
1993 |
| States |
Iran
Hezbollah |
Zelzal-2 (pers. زلزال-2, meaning "Earthquake-2") is an unguided[1] Iranian 610 mm heavy artillery rocket that can carry a 600 kg (1,323 lb) warhead an estimated 210 km (130 mi). The missile is thought to be based on the Soviet FROG-7 missile, [2] with development begun in 1990. [3]
As of August 2006, it has been reported that Iran had supplied Hezbollah with Zelzal-2 missiles. [4]
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