{
  "id": "shahab-saghib",
  "name": "Shahab Saghib (Shooting Star)",
  "aliases": [
    "HQ-7",
    "FM-80",
    "HongQi 7",
    "Fei Meng",
    "Flying Midge\" or Flying Mongoose"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Short-range air defense missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1998,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Shahab Saghib (Shooting Star) is based on the Chinese FM-80. The HQ-7 is a Chinese clone of the French Thales/Thomson CSF Crotale SAM. During the 1970s the French supplied samples of the Crotale which was promptly reverse engineered.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "China, Company: INA",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Thomson-Hotchkiss P4R chassis",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "INA minutes",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "INA hp",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control / radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Doppler Search Radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Resists active and passive jamming and rejects ground and atmospheric clutter",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "TELAR vehicle",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {}
    },
    {
      "name": "4-cel or 8-cel missile launcher",
      "role": "Short-Range Air Defense Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Short-Range Air Defense Missile",
        "Guidance": "Radar",
        "Warhead": "HE-FRAG",
        "Warhead weight": "15 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.3 or 750 m/s",
        "Length": "3 m"
      },
      "qty": "4 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "FM-80 (Feimeng 80),",
      "text": "An export version of the HQ-7. It was revealed in 1989.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HHQ-7",
      "text": "The HQ-7 is a naval version of the HQ-7. It was introduced in the 1990s and has a bank of 8 missiles. For over a decade, it was the standard Chinese ship-based air defense system.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Shahab Tagheb",
      "text": "An Iranian short-range air defense missile system. It was revealed in 1999. It was developed with Chinese assistance and by transferring technology of the HQ-7.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-7A",
      "text": "improved variant introduced in 1998. It has a maximum range of fire of 15 km. Detection range is 25 km, and tracking range is 20 km. Also, this missile has a maximum speed of 900 m/s instead of 750 m/s.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-7B",
      "text": "This is the latest variant based on an indigenous 6x6 armored chassis. It was first revealed in 2009. The Chinese armed forces wisely use this air defense system. Due to its 6x6 configuration, it is more mobile.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahab-saghib"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/shahab-saghib.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-shahab-saghib": {
      "title": "Shahab Saghib (Shooting Star) Iranian Short-Range Air Defense Missile System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Shahab_Saghib_Shooting_Star_Iranian_Short-Range_Air_Defense_Missile_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}