Fajr-5
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Fajr-5 | |
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![]() A Fajr 5 being fired into the air | |
Type | Rocket artillery |
Place of origin | Iran |
Service history | |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Israeli–Palestinian conflict Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
No. built | somewhere around 100 systems |
Specifications | |
Mass | 15,000 kg (launcher, empty) 90 kg (HE content) 175 kg (warhead) 915 kg (rocket)[1] |
Length | 10.00 m (launcher)[a] 6.485 m (rocket) |
Width | 2.5 m (launcher) |
Height | 3.34 m (launcher)[1] |
Caliber | 333 mm |
Elevation | 0 to 57 degrees[1] |
Traverse | 45 degrees left and right[1] |
Rate of fire | 4–8 seconds[1] |
Effective firing range | 68–75 km |
Maximum speed | 1,100 m/s (max) |
The Fajr-5 (Persian: فجر-۵, "Dawn") is an Iranian rocket launcher for long range rockets. The Fajr-5 was developed during the 1990's and has been sent to many militant groups in the Middle East.[2] The Fajr 5 rocket has a variant with GPS called the Fajr 5C but most Fajr 5 rockets do not have GPS to hit targets with 100% accuracy. The Fajr 5 is mainly used by the Iranian Army Ground Force to attack targets such as airfields and military bases. The Fajr 5 is also used to target Israel by some members of the Axis of Resistance which are Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).[3][4][5][6]