Support Equipment

Fixed launch facility

Also known as

fixed silo launcher
fixed launch site

The fixed launch facility is a static ballistic-missile launch site named in a 2026 MDAA issue brief as an alternative launch platform for the Burkan-3/Zolfaghar extended-range MRBM line. The same brief contrasts fixed launch sites with road-mobile transporter-erector-launchers and says fixed launchers are more vulnerable to detection and attack.

Fixed launch facility, Fixed silo launcher, Support Equipment

Image source: Nuclear Missile Silo (7332367192).jpg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Iran
Built by: Not publicly identified
Type: Fixed silo launcher

launcherfixed-siteballistic missile

Specifications

Launch mode: Static fixed launch facility or silo
Mobility: Not road-mobile
Alternative platform: Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher / fixed launch facility
Documented missile family: Burkan-3 / Zolfaghar extended-range MRBM line
Vulnerability note: Fixed launch sites are described as more vulnerable than road-mobile launchers

Launched Missiles

The same issue brief lists Burkan-3/Zolfaghar as a missile line that can use a fixed launch facility instead of a road-mobile launcher.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

Burkan-3 ballistic missile, Medium-range ballistic missile, Munitions

Burkan-3 ballistic missile

Medium-range ballistic missile

The MDAA issue brief names a fixed launch facility as the alternative launch platform for the Burkan-3/Zolfaghar extended-range MRBM line.

Sources: MDAA Zolfaghar SRBM issue brief

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Reported as a launch mode for Burkan-3/Zolfaghar missiles in a 2026 MDAA issue brief.

Media

Fixed launch facility Images

Fixed launch facility, Fixed silo launcher, Support Equipment - view 1 — Source: Titan Missile Museum silo view.jpg

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Sources

MDAA Zolfaghar SRBM issue briefPublisher: Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | Note: Supports the fixed launch facility launch-platform comparison, the static-vs-road-mobile distinction, and the note that fixed launchers are more vulnerable than transporter-erector-launchers. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Nuclear Missile Silo (7332367192).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the page image showing a missile silo / fixed launch-facility example. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Titan Missile Museum silo view.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the gallery image showing a missile silo / fixed launch-facility example. | Accessed: 2026-06-27