Qiam-1
Qiam-1 Modernized Shahab-2m / Scud-Cm,© Charles P. Vick 2007 All Rights Reserved
9-08-10
The August 20, 2010 flight tested Qiam-1 (Rising) SRBM took place two days before its original planned August 22, 2010 flight test date of what appears to be a modernized Shahab-2m, Scud-Cm with a standard Shahab-3C four-conic RV with a base flared skirt diameter of 0.855 meters. It also introduced a new more accurate steering guidance system and no fins on the base of the first stage as well as Iran ’s 2 nd generation four-conic warhead re-entry vehicle design. For further details on the follow-on derivation of the Scud-C heritage system see:
Qiam-1 was designed to greatly reducing the time for launch preparation than previous models with rapid liquid propellants loading operations among other operational improvements requirements. The launch took place on the western side of the Semnan, Missile & Space Test Range near the Safir-2 space booster horizontal assembly building infrastructure east of Tehran, Iran. That infrastructure contains both artillery ranges as well as hardened surface areas where the various Scud class Shahab missiles have previously been launched. The range of the Shahab-2m missile may exceed 500 kilometers with a 650 kilogram warhead added performance modernization enhancements. This could be a test bed demonstration to a higher performance Shahab-3C in the near future.
2nd. Generation Warhead Re-entry Vehicle Design New Application
Iran has introduced the second generation four-conic re-entry vehicle (RV) design for the advanced Shahab-2/ Scud-Cm series that is from the Shahab-3B, 3C, Sejjil design with a design mass of 650 kilograms.
Thanks to Nicholas Badenhorst of South Africa for his assistance.
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