Tondar-69

Tondar
Type	Short range ballistic missile
Service history
Used by	Iran
Specifications
Mass	2,650 kg
Length	10.8 m
Diameter	0.65 m (first stage), 0.5 m (second stage)
Warhead	Single warhead
Engine	Two-stage: solid-fuel booster and liquid fuel sustainer
Operational range	150 km
Guidance system	Inertial with command updates[1]
Accuracy	50 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 M-7 (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.
3. Galen Wright. "The Arkenstone - ارکنستون". Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
4. "Tondar-69 (CSS-8)". Military Edge: The Most Comprehensive Tool on the Web for QME. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

External sources

• CSIS Missile Threat - Tondar-69