Samen (missile)

Short description: Type of ballistic missile

Samen/Ghadr-101

Type| SRBM[1]
Place of origin| Iran
Production history
Designed| 2008-09-21
Specifications
Length| 9.0 m[1]
Diameter| 1.0-1.25 m[1]

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Propellant| solid propellant[1]

Operational
range

| 750-800 km[1]

The Samen (Persian: سامن) or Ghadr-101 missile is a road-mobile solid propelled MRBM that was revealed during a military parade on 21 September 2008[1] and then 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 650–1158 kg High-explosive, a diameter of 1.0-1.25 m and a length of 9 m and a range of 750–800 km.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Vick, Charles P.. "Samen". https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/samen.htm.
2. ↑ "Iran test-fires newly-designed missile". http://www.payvand.com/news/08/nov/1104.html.

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