Engineering:Tondar-69

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Tondar
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TypeRocket artillery
Service history
Used by Iran
Specifications
Mass2,650 kg
Length10.8 m
Diameter0.65 m (first stage), 0.5 m (second stage)
WarheadSingle warhead

EngineTwo-stage solid-fuel and/or liquid fuel
Operational
range
150 km
Guidance
system
Inertial with command updates[1]
Accuracy50 m – 150 m CEP

The Tondar-69 is a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) originating in China and operated by the armed forces of Iran. It was originally deployed by the Iranian army in 1992.[2] The design is based on the Chinese CSS-8, which itself was designed from the Soviet S-75 surface-to-air missile (SAM).

It is launched from static transporter erector launchers towed into position.[3] Up to two hundred CSS-8 missiles were acquired from 1989-1992 and modified to Tondar-69 specifications.[4]

References

  1. Lennox, Duncan. "Tondar 69 (CSS-8)." Jane’s Strategic Weapon Systems (Offensive Weapons). July 28, 2011.
  2. "Tondar 69". CSIS Missile Threat. http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/tondar-69/. 
  3. Galen Wright. "The Arkenstone - ارکنستون". http://thearkenstone.blogspot.com/2011/05/tondar-69-tactical-ballistic-missile.html. Retrieved 11 November 2014. 
  4. "Tondar-69 (CSS-8)". Military Edge: The Most Comprehensive Tool on the Web for QME. http://militaryedge.org/armaments/tondar-69-css-8/. Retrieved 11 November 2014. 

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