Haj Qasem (missile) vs R-36 (missile)

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Haj Qasem (missile) — licensed reference photograph

ABallistic missiles

Haj Qasem (missile)

Medium-range ballistic missile

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Mohammad Agah · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BBallistic missiles

R-36 (missile)

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Haj Qasem (missile)Length

11 m

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R-36 (missile)Length

32.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Haj Qasem (missile)larger figure on 0 of 3

None

R-36 (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+193%
Mass+2894%
Range+836%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

11m

32.2m

Length+193%

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Length

Single source

11 metres (36 ft)^[source]

32.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Haj Qasem (missile) and R-36 (missile) configuration
Specification	Haj Qasem (missile)	R-36 (missile)
Speed	Mach 12^[source]	—
Type	Medium-range ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	Iran^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	20 August 2020^[source]	1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]

Used by	Iran^[source]	Russian Strategic Rocket Forces^[source]

Designer	Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)^[source]	—

Variants	Qassem Bassir^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Iran Aviation Industries Organization^[source]	Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]

Designed	—	From 1962^[source]

Unit cost	—	$7,000,000^[source]

Warhead	—	Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.^[source]

Engine	—	Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)^[source]