Hwasong-11A vs Shahab-3: Specs Compared

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Hwasong-11A

ABallistic missiles

Hwasong-11A

Short-range ballistic missile

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BBallistic missiles

Shahab-3

Strategic MRBM

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hwasong-11ALength

8.77 m

Length source ↗

Shahab-3Length

16 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hwasong-11Alarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Shahab-3larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+82%
Diameter+9%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

8.77m

16m

Length+82%

All recorded figures & sources

8.77 m

Length

Single source

8.77 m (28.8 ft)^[source]

16 m

Length

Single source

16 metre^[source]

1.1m

1.2m

Diameter+9%

All recorded figures & sources

1.1 m

Diameter

Single source

1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)^[source]

1.2 m

Diameter

Single source

1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)^[source]

3,415–8,729kg

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

3,415–8,729 kg

Mass

Single source

3,415–8,729 kg (7,529–19,244 lb)^[source]

190–900kmOperational; Operational range

1,000–2,000kmOperational; Shahab-3 ER

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

190–900 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

190–900 km (120–560 mi)^[source]

1,000–2,000 km

Operational; Shahab-3 ER

Single source

1,000 km (620 mi) -2,000 km (1,200 mi) (Shahab-3 ER)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Hwasong-11A and Shahab-3 configuration
Specification	Hwasong-11A	Shahab-3
Speed	—	2.4 km/s at altitude of 10–30 km in final stage which is about Mach 7^[source]
Type	Short-range ballistic missile^[source]	Strategic MRBM^[source]
Place of origin	North Korea^[source]	—
In service	2019–present^[source]	2003–present^[source]
Used by	North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia^[source]	Iran^[source]
Wars	Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]	—
Designed	2018^[source]	—
Manufacturer	February 11 Plant^[source]	Iran^[source]
Developed into	See § Variants^[source]	—
Warhead	500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional^[source]	One (1,200 kg or 2,600 lb) at 1,000-2,000 km – five cluster munition warheads in new models (280 kg or 620 lb each), each warhead can target different destinations.^[source]
Engine	Solid-fueled engine^[source]	Liquid propellant rocket^[source]
Propellant	Solid composite^[source]	—
Flight altitude	50–60 km (31–37 mi)^[source]	400 km^[source]
Guidance system	Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation^[source]	inertial navigation system^[source]
Accuracy	35–200 m (115–656 ft)^[source]	2,500 m Circular error probable^[source]
Launch platform	8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo^[source]	Vehicle^[source]
Variants	—	A, B, C, D^[source]
Country of origin	—	Iran^[source] Iran^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Iran

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Hwasong-11A

Shahab-3

Speed

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2.4 km/s at altitude of 10–30 km in final stage which is about Mach 7^[source]

Type

Short-range ballistic missile^[source]

Strategic MRBM^[source]

Place of origin

North Korea^[source]

—

In service

2019–present^[source]

2003–present^[source]

Used by

North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia^[source]

Iran^[source]

Wars

Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

—

Designed

2018^[source]

—

Manufacturer

February 11 Plant^[source]

Iran^[source]

Developed into

See § Variants^[source]

—

Warhead

500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional^[source]

One (1,200 kg or 2,600 lb) at 1,000-2,000 km – five cluster munition warheads in new models (280 kg or 620 lb each), each warhead can target different destinations.^[source]

Engine

Solid-fueled engine^[source]

Liquid propellant rocket^[source]

Propellant

Solid composite^[source]

—

Flight altitude

50–60 km (31–37 mi)^[source]

400 km^[source]

Guidance system

Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation^[source]

inertial navigation system^[source]

Accuracy

35–200 m (115–656 ft)^[source]

2,500 m Circular error probable^[source]

Launch platform

8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo^[source]

Vehicle^[source]

Variants

—

A, B, C, D^[source]

Country of origin

—

Iran^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Iran