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| Shahab-1 |
| Type |
Tactical SRBM |
| Service history |
| In service |
1987–present |
| Used by |
Iran |
| Production history |
| Manufacturer |
Iran |
| Specifications |
| Warhead |
One |
|
Operational
range |
350 km |
The Shahab-1 (Persian: شهاب-۱, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the long-range Iranian missile program. The missile itself is a minor variant of the Scud-B, which Iran initially acquired from Libya and Syria between 1985 and 1986. The Scud-B's 300 km range allowed Iran to strike Baghdad during the Iran-Iraq War. Iran later received Scud-B missiles from North Korea and possibly the Soviet Union. During the war between Iran and Iraq it is estimated that Iran fired 100 to 231 Scud B missiles [1].
Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1988 and 1994 [2].
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