Advanced surface-to-surface missile successfully launched: President
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, May 20, IRNA -- Iran launched advanced surface-to surface missile called 'Sejjil-2', President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday.
President Ahmadinejad, who is in the northeastern province of semnan at the last leg of his 60-province tour, said the surface-to-surface missile was launched Wednesday morning in the province and successfully hit its pre-determined target.
The missile which belongs to the advanced generation of surface-to-surface missiles was first tested in November, 2008.
The Sejjil missile has a range of almost 2,000 kilometers and is different from Shahab-3 missile. It operates in two stages and uses solid fuel, whereas, Shahab-3 missile is one-stage operator and uses liquid fuel.
Sejjil's range is longer than Shahab-3.
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