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RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 4 of 4
Shahab-2
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Length
Single source22,500 mm[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | RS-24 Yars | Shahab-2 |
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| Type | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] | Tactical SRBM[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | — |
| In service | 2010–present[source] | 1990–2016 (in Iran); present (in Syria)[source] |
| Used by | Russian Strategic Missile Troops[source] | See § Operators[source] |
| Designer |
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11.37–12.29 m[source]
Maximum; Mach 25 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8,510 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] | Iran[source] |
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| Produced | 2009[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[source] | 770kg[source] |
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| Engine | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Liquid[source] |
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| Guidance system | Inertial with Glonass[source] | inertial[source] |
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| Launch platform | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | — | 500m CEP[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Iran[source] Iran[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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