{
  "id": "kheibar-shekan",
  "name": "Kheibar Shekan",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Medium-range ballistic missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2022,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "Iranian third-generation solid-propellant medium-range ballistic missile operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force, unveiled in 2022.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps",
      "src": [
        "weg-kheibar-shekan"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Solid fuel engine",
      "src": [
        "weg-kheibar-shekan"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 1450,
      "src": [
        "weg-kheibar-shekan"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Source card lists '1.4' (thousand km); 1,450 km is the figure Iran announced"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 10.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-kheibar-shekan"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 0.8,
      "src": [
        "weg-kheibar-shekan"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 4500,
      "src": [
        "weg-kheibar-shekan"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": 500,
      "label": "Warhead weight",
      "src": [
        "weg-kheibar-shekan"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "kheibar-shekan.jpg",
    "thumb": "kheibar-shekan-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "M. Sadegh Nikgostar",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacred_Defence_Week_parade,_2022,_in_Tehran_(085).jpg",
    "title": "File:Sacred Defence Week parade, 2022, in Tehran (085).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Editorial correction: Corrected range unit; moved warhead weight to a number"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/kheibar-shekan.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-kheibar-shekan": {
      "title": "Kheibar Shekan Iranian Medium-Range Ballistic Missile ",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Kheibar_Shekan_Iranian_Medium-Range_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}