Sattar
Sattar 1 at a parade in 2010.
TypeGuided laser missile, 3 types: Sattar-1, Sattar-2, Sattar-3
Place of originIran
Service history
Used byIran
WarsIran-Iraq War
Production history
DesignerIslamic Republic of Iran Air Force
ManufacturerIRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)
Specifications
WarheadHE
Warhead weight225 kg
Maximum speed Unknown
Guidance
system
laser-guided

Sattar (missile) (Persian: موشک ستار) is an Iranian laser-guided air-to-ground missile,[1][2][3] which have been mentioned for utilizing on the fighters of "F-4 and F-5" in Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, and is said "have been a sort of complement of the weapons of Islamic Republic of Iran's bomber fighters.[4][5] This missile's name[6][7] have been applied based on the name of Mansour Sattari, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.[8] This missile is considered as the first laser guided Iran-made missile.[9]

This air-to-ground missile[10] consists of 3 types of it, namely: Sattar-1, Sattar-2 and Sattar-3 (as the project of Asr-67). The Sattar-1 missile is a short/medium range missile, but there is no information concerning its speed. Sattar-2 is a significantly improved form of its previous version; Sattar-3 is also the newest version of Sattar laser-guided missile, which is said to have a warhead with 225 kg.[4]

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