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Then instead of a ICBM disguised as SLV it would be a ICBM tech. demonstrator and a effective ASAT mssile.
Its always about what "go ahead" is given by the government.
Equip it with a 50% lager diameter first stage and that light SLV/ASAT missile becomes a light ICBM.
Actually an ASAT missile test would also be justifiable, equip that 50kg LEO light SLV with a Saman-1 kick-/kill-stage and test it against that 50kg sat the SLV orbited.
This is only the first space launcher in a series to come, with an estimated diameter of some ~60-80 cm according to the latest photography. Tir, Mehr and Qaem are the other members.
But it is a logical incremental step approach, and with ever increased diameter and mass, the family will ultimately evolve into an 350 kg SSO launcher of some 2 meters diameter. At this stage it will be a true potential ICBM. With an increase of 1/4 in diameter, to 2.5 meter, the payload can easily reach 1.5 tons. (According to the data of the Chinese CZ-11 evolution)
http://archive.is/jhL8R/9212ef5992a7705e581decfe3e1e99d0a05659de.jpg ; https://archive.is/jhL8R/2a2ba3b7f82886b842e3dd06abda8414f1801634/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200211145653/https://i.imgur.com/v1oaIiW.jpg
▲ 1. Zoljanah-e-Nahid-1 SLV speculation. 2020
2018 and 2019 solid propellant rocket tests caught on camera
April 2, 2019
Development of the new solid propellant SLV progressing at fast pace lately. February and March 2019 solid propellant rocket tests caught on camera.
3 meters resolution imagery taken from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) of activities from Imam Sadegh SLC's solid propellant static test stand.
•Geolocation:
http://archive.ph/VSfyw/2bfdf3599fbe1553d10c16bbf0036fd410c00446.jpg ; https://archive.ph/VSfyw/4a7ba4832badd9001c4ef9d1bcde976ead49d50e/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200211150258/https://i.imgur.com/nUKZBnV.jpg
▲ 2. Static test stand at ISSLC during a 16 February 2019 test.
36°12'52.6"N 55°21'50.4"E
36.214612, 55.363987
Khar Turan National Park, Semnan Province, Iran
6977+RH Zard Abiyeh, Iran
https://www.google.com/maps/place/3...5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.2146116!4d55.3639868
http://archive.ph/GcyU1/24d5487e73bf84038dfd12f36e44e42ee150c798.jpg ; https://archive.ph/GcyU1/4039b5a8e571b2faf23fd3d68ece8097f89c05d6/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200211151113/https://i.imgur.com/PpWanAP.jpg ; https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/files/2019/04/big-burn-1.png
▲ 3. Images taken 40 seconds apart, from a 16 February 2019 test.
http://archive.ph/tO6Ak/089ff10fb26ec7d37ab014d5cf1bfd117e81de74.jpg ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200211151407/https://i.imgur.com/agiXquA.jpg ; https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/files/2019/04/big-burn-2.png
▲ 4. Images taken 40 seconds apart, from a 16 February 2019 test.
http://archive.ph/QLEPA/4731f96a47aa1e03e5680ba1da57934f348015ad.jpg ; https://archive.ph/QLEPA/1ba7116dfb677f6702af222ebe2c90e1ee134f42/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200211151720/https://i.imgur.com/gqh5nJu.jpg ; https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/files/2019/04/small-burn-1.png
▲ 5. Images taken 12 minutes apart, from 18 September 2018 test.
http://archive.ph/m6aa5/cb6f9cab0838bc28f02a4273dc337c1324f5d1c4.jpg ; https://archive.ph/m6aa5/7fc98ffe065976a0a88eb0fe11ab528ce682ee2e/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20200211152216/https://i.imgur.com/LvDfP8P.jpg ; https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/files/2019/04/small-burn-2.png
▲ 6. Images taken 12 minutes apart, from 18 September 2018 test.