New Iranian two-stage solid propellant missile "Sejil"
-- the renamed "Ashura" (Ghadr-110) --

Norbert Brügge, Germany

Update: 10.11.2011

TEHRAN, 2007, Nov. 27 --- Iran has built a new longer-range ballistic missile named "Ashura" with a range of 2,000 kilometers , the defense minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said.
TEHRAN, 2008, Nov. 12 --- Iran test fired a new generation of ground-to-ground missile, the defence minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar as said. "This is a two-stage missile carrying two engines with combined solid fuel," Najjar said, adding that the missile was named "Sejil".
TEHRAN, 2008, Nov. 18 --- Iran flew its new missile for the second time. Iran's defense Minister Mustafa Najjer was sufficiently satisfied to release impressive video footage showing what was clearly a previously unknown large multistage ballistic missile roaring off a mobile launcher. In a series of interviews after the test, Najjer stressed that the new "Ashura" missile is renamed "Sejil", and had a range of more then 2,000 kilometers and that it was a two-stage design, powered by composite solid-propellant rocket motors.
TEHRAN, 2009, May 20 --- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the country successfully launched an advanced surface-to-surface missile Sejil-2 with a range of about 2,000 km, the official IRNA news agency reported. The Sejil missiles use solid fuel and perform in two stages.
TEHRAN, 2009, Dec. 16 --- Iran has successfully tested an optimized version of the solid-fuel Sejjil-2 missile. This new version of the Sejil-2 is faster during the powered flight portion of its trajectory and also during the re-entry phase. It is also harder to detect for anti-missile systems, as it is covered with anti-radar material. The new highly maneuverable missile is also more efficient as it requires less amount of time for prelaunch preparations. The engine and various fuels have been tested and the platform is now highly reliable.

Launch video
Pressure gas boxes for first stage thrusters                                             Second stage thrusters with four boxes                                       Pipeline and covered thrusters
Open boxes at the rear
On the Sejil missile are visible four little boxes at the base of both stages of the rocket. They contain probably high-pressure-gas or hydrazine. From these tanks the filling is supplied to thrusters in the middle part of the first stage and at low end of the second stage. The thrusters are activates to stabilize the flight of the rocket, as well as with the intent of avoidance of a potentially collision after separation from the first stage, before the second stage ignites On the pictures below, is to see that the boxes are closed by plates. It is now clear that the jet vanes are welded on the plates.
		Sejil missile in launch position
	Sejil Max. Range: 2000 km Total Weight: 23,623 kg Length: 17.57 m Diameter: 1.25 m Warhead Weight: 500 kg Propellant: Solid Fuel Flight Time: 835 s Flight Path: Ballistic	That's new   Recently there was a missile exhibition in Tehran and for the first time there are exact specifications for several of Iran's missiles such as the Ghadr-I (called the Ghadr-F in Iran) and the Sejil missiles. Also Iran displayed the specifications for the Qiam-1 and Shahab-2 as well. These have been accompanied by images. Also of interest is excellent close up images of the Sejil's engine exhaust area, showing it uses jet vanes. Here is the link to said information: http://aboutiranblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/scared-defence-exhibition-in-baharestan_30.html