The main building of the Shahroud Space Center, or rather the missile test and production base located in the Iranian province of Semnan, was destroyed in the Israeli airstrike. This is the same center from where Iran fired hundreds of missiles toward Israel in April and October. Israeli fighter planes traveled a distance of 2,000 kilometers and bombed these bases.
The ruined main building of the Shahroud Center is clearly visible on satellite images. Earlier this month, Israel was attacked with some 200 missiles from the Shahroud Space Center. Most of the missiles were fired from here. But now the Iranian government or the IRGC are not saying anything about the damage caused to this center.
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80% of solid fuel for ballistic missiles is gone
Just before the Israeli attack, Iran could only know that the Israeli attack would take place in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran. But the idea was not for Israel to go to rural Semnan and attack its missile base and space center. In this attack, 80 percent of the solid fuel in Iran’s ballistic missiles was destroyed. This means that he can’t now attack as hard as he did before.
Shahroud Space and Missile Center is 370 km from Tehran.
Missile expert Fabian Hinz of the International Institute for Strategic Studies says it is clear that Iran has suffered enormous losses. But it is difficult to estimate how much. The Shahroud base is 370 kilometers northeast of Tehran. The Imam Khamenei Space Center is also located here. Shahroud’s largest building was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. In addition, the Parchin military complex was also damaged.
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In that center, which was destroyed, hypersonic missiles were stored!
One thing is certain: if you look closely at the satellite image, you will see tall mounds of earth around the collapsed building. That means something terrible was being kept in this building. That was covered. That is, if an explosion ever occurs, it should not cause direct damage to surrounding buildings. That means dangerous explosive material was kept here.
It is also possible that the Iranian Khyber Shaken ballistic missile or the Fatah-1 missile were stored here. Because they attack with hypersonic speed. Iran used them in both the April and October attacks. The air defense system protecting this center was also destroyed by the Israeli airstrike.
