RS-24 Yars vs Shahab-3: Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BBallistic missiles

Strategic MRBM

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

RS-24 YarsLength

22.5 m

Shahab-3Length

16 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 2 of 2

Shahab-3larger figure on 0 of 2

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

Measured figures

12 of 21 rows sourced on both sides

22.5m

16m

Length+41%

All recorded figures & sources

22.5 m

Length

Single source

22,500 mm^[source]

16 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

RS-24 Yars and Shahab-3 configuration
Specification	RS-24 Yars	Shahab-3
Type	Intercontinental Ballistic Missile^[source]	Strategic MRBM^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	—
In service	2010–present^[source]	2003–present^[source]
Used by	Russian Strategic Missile Troops^[source]	Iran^[source]
Designer	Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

Manufacturer	Votkinsk Machine Building Plant^[source]	Iran^[source]

Produced	2009^[source]	—

Warhead	3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads^[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]