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Measured figures
Length
Single source11.37–12.29 m[source]
Mass
Single source6,370–6,500 kg[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Qassem Bassir | Shahab-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Medium-range ballistic missile[source] | Tactical SRBM[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | — |
| Used by | Iran[source] | See § Operators[source] |
| Designer | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)[source] | Iran[source] |
| Produced | 2025[source] | — |
| Propellant | Two-stage solid fuel[source] | — |
| Guidance system | Inertial navigation + electro-optical/infrared terminal seeker[source] | inertial[source] |
| Launch platform | Road-mobile TEL[source] | — |
| In service | — | 1990–2016 (in Iran); present (in Syria)[source] |
| Warhead | — | 770kg[source] |
| Engine | — | Liquid[source] |
| Accuracy | — | 500m CEP[source] |
| Role | — | tactical short-range ballistic missile[source] |
| Source measurement | — | On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military simulations . Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired, including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles. The missiles ranged from 300 km to up to 2,000 km. Iranian experts have made some changes to Shahab-3 missiles, installing cluster warheads in them with the capacity to carry 1,400 bombs."[source]Shahab-2 · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
| Country of origin | — | Iran[source] Iran[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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