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  "id": "shahab-3",
  "name": "Shahab-3",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Medium-range ballistic missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2003,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "summary": "Liquid-fueled, single-stage medium-range ballistic missile derived from Scud-family designs.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": [
        800,
        1300
      ],
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": [
        760,
        1200
      ],
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 17410,
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 16.58,
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": [
        1.25,
        1.38
      ],
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "Liquid-fueled, single stage",
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "Nuclear, HE, chemical, or submunitions",
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "basing",
      "v": "Road-mobile or silo-based",
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added payload options and capabilities"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "shahab-3.jpg",
    "thumb": "shahab-3-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Hossein Shahbodaghi",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2023_IRGC_Aerospace_Force_achievements_Exhibition_in_Qom_(57).jpg",
    "title": "File:2023 IRGC Aerospace Force achievements Exhibition in Qom (57).jpg"
  },
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Single warhead",
      "role": "Medium-range strike",
      "src": [
        "csis-shahab3"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "range_km": [
        800,
        1300
      ],
      "caps": {
        "Payload": "760–1,200 kg",
        "Warhead options": "Nuclear, HE, chemical or submunitions"
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/shahab-3.html",
  "sources": {
    "csis-shahab3": {
      "title": "Shahab-3",
      "publisher": "CSIS Missile Defense Project",
      "url": "https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/shahab-3/",
      "published": "2026-06-29",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}