The Shahab-3 (meteor-3 شهاب سه) is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Iran. The Shahab-3 has a range of 1,280 kilometres (800 mi); a MRBM variant can now reach 1,930 kilometres (1,200 mi). It was tested from 1998 to 2003 and added to the military arsenal on July 7, 2003, with an official unveiling by Khamenei on July 20.
The forerunners to this missile include the Shahab-1 and Shahab-2. The then-Iranian Defense Minister Admiral Shamkhani has denied that Iran plans to develop a Shahab-4. Some successors to the Shahab have longer range and are also more maneuverable.
Operating under the Sanam Industrial Group (Department 140), which is part of the Defense Industries Organization of Iran, the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG), led the development of the Shahab missile.
Specifications:
In service: 2003 - present
Diameter: 1.2 meters (3 ft, 11 in)
Warhead: One (990 kg or 2,180 lb) - five cluster warheads in new models (280 kg or 620 lb) each warhead, each warhead can target different destinations.
Engine: Liquid & Solid (for models made after 2006)
Operational range: 1,930 km (1,200 mi)
Flight altitude: 400 km
Speed: 2.4 km/s at altitude (10 - 30) km in final stage which is about mach 7
Guidance system: Inertial
