The Sejjil is an accurate, medium-range, ballistic missile, which is in active service with the Air Space Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps since 2014. First unveiled in 2008, today, it is the backbone of the strategic missile force which allows Iran to carry out precise strikes against enemy command centers, bunkers, telecommunication infrastructure, bridges, and power stations anywhere in the Middle East and Near East, as well as capable of hitting enemy surface warships, such aircraft carriers and destroyers sailing in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, and Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The development of the Sejjil missile began at the end of the 1990s, using composite materials to build it. It was first used in combat action during the Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran in 2025. This medium-range missile hit two mossad command centers and a military high-tech research center. It was designed and developed to replace the older Shahab-3 missile, which is a less accurate, slower liquid-fuel rocket projectile. The Sejjil is a much more advanced weapon than its predecessor as it flies at hypersonic speeds, especially during re-entry and descent towards its target. It is estimated that around 3,500 Sejjil missiles have been produced and kept in depots in military complexes deep in the Zagros Mountain range.
Technical Characteristics
The Sejjil missile is a solid-fuel, two-stage, ballistic missile, which carries a 1,000-kg warhead, which is enough to sink a super carrier. The first stage lifts it off the ground until it gains altitude, while the second stage boosts it higher into the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere, reaching Mach 14 during its descent towards the ground. During its flight, the missile movable fins make quick and light adjustments to its trajectory to avoid being detected and intercepted. Since it is made of titanium and composite materials, it is lighter than conventional rockets and has an estimated maximum range of 2,600 km. Its solid-fuel rocket motor allows for fast mobile deployment so that it can be launched quickly, without delay, from anywhere in Iran, as it is carried in one piece on its platform on a truck, ready to be launched.
Specifications
Type: medium-range, surface-to-surface, hypersonic, ballistic missile
Weight: 22.5 tons
Warhead: 1,000-kg
Length: 18.2 m
Diameter: 1.25 m
Propulsion: two-stage rocket
Propellant: solid fuel
Maximum Speed: Mach 14
Range: 2,600 km
Accuracy: 15 m
Guidance: inertial navigation system
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| Above, the Sejjil in flight watched from the surface of the Earth at night. You can notice the change in its trajectory as it performs evasive maneuver. |
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| The Iranian missile on its mobile platform ready to be launched |
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| Map of the Middle East showing the 2,000-km geographical perimeter the Shahab-3 can reach and cover. The Sejjil goes well beyond the 2,000-km red line, reaching 2,600 km. |
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