Location: Latitude 35° 42' North; longitude 51° 24' East; province of Tehran

Primary Function: Production and testing of ballistic missiles; rocket research, development and production.

Description: The missile site in Tehran appears to be a network of related facilities, apparently located at Fajr Air Base, east of Tehran. China is believed to have assisted in the construction of a ballistic missile plant where scientists carry out research using Russian SS-4 ballistic missile technology and produce other ballistic missile technologies. There also appears to be a Chinese-built ballistic missile test range as part of the facilities in Tehran. In addition, it is probable that there is a facility that researches, develops and produces Chinese C-802 Saccade missiles.

Key Sources: David A. Fulghum, "Iran Specifies New Weapons Mix," Aviation & Space Technology, 26 March 2001, p. 32; John Pike, "Tehran," <http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/facility/tehran.htm>. Accessed on 20 September 2001; Stephen Green, "Iranian Missiles Put US Navy in Harm's Way in Persian Gulf," Copley News Service, 3 June 1999, via Lexis-Nexis, <http://www.lexis-nexis.com>;"Waking up to the Iranian Nuclear Threat," Wall Street Journal, 25 February 1992; Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., "Iran's Missile Development," The International Missile Bazaar: the New Supplier's Network (San Francisco: Westview Press, 1994), William C. Potter and Harlan W. Jencks, eds., p.48.
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	Updated April 2004