Samen (missile)

Samen/Ghadr-101
Samen/Ghadr-101
Type	SRBM
Place of origin	Iran
Production history
Designed	2008-09-21
Specifications
Length	9.0 m
Diameter	1.0-1.25 m
Propellant	solid propellant
Operational; range	750-800 km

The Samen (Persian: سامن) or Ghadr-101 missile is a road-mobile solid propelled MRBM that was revealed during a military parade in September 2008.^[1] It was tested on 10 November 2008, as a response to a US missile-shield test that took place on 3 November 2008. Details of the missile after that were kept classified.^[2]

The missile is believed to be derived from the DF-15 rocket and have received help with its Ashoura (missile)/Ghadr-110 MRBM replacement for the Shahab-3 ballistic missile. Iran is believed to have obtained the technology from A.Q Khan's proliferation network. The Ghadr 101 motor rocket was believed to have been completed in 2005.^[1] It is suggested that the Ghadr-101 along with Ghadr-110 will provide Iran with ASAT and IRBM capability.^[1]

Characteristics

It has a triconic warhead. Whether it is single-stage or 2-stage is still unknown. It has a payload capacity of 650–1,158 kg of high-explosive. Its diameter is 1.0-1.25 m, and is 9 m long. It has a range of 750–800 km.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Vick, Charles P. "Samen". GlobalSecurity. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
^ "Iran test-fires newly-designed missile". Payvand. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2008-11-11.