Profile
- Type
- Unguided 107 mm artillery rocket
- Conflict side
- Hamas
- Origin
- Iran, derived from the Chinese Type 63 107 mm rocket family
- Service note
- Cold War-derived rocket family with documented Gaza-war evidence in 2023
Artillery
Haseb/Fajr-1 107 mm rocket
The Haseb, also identified as the Fajr-1, is an Iranian 107 mm unguided artillery rocket derived from the Chinese Type 63 family. In the Israel-Hamas War it appears in open-source munition documentation from Gaza, where short-range rockets and improvised launch arrangements formed part of Hamas and allied militant indirect-fire attacks on Israeli territory.
Service History
- In service
- Documented in Gaza-war open-source munition records in 2023
- Used by
- Hamas
- Wars
- Israel-Hamas War
Production History
- Designer
- Derived from the Chinese Type 63 107 mm rocket family
- Designed
- Iranian derivative of a 1960s Chinese 107 mm rocket design
- Built in
- Iran
- Produced
- Reported Iranian production
- Variants
- Haseb, Fajr-1
Specifications
- Caliber
- 107 mm
- Guidance
- Unguided, spin-stabilized artillery rocket
- Range
- About 8 km to 8.5 km, depending on source and variant
- Warhead
- High-explosive fragmentation warhead, reported around 8 kg
- Launch platform
- Compatible with Type 63-family 107 mm launchers and improvised launch arrangements
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: HamasRole: Short-range unguided rocket fire
OSMP records a probable Haseb/Fajr-1 107 mm rocket in Gaza from a December 2023 IDF source; the linked release described Hamas-area rocket launchers used to fire toward Israel, so this entry treats the system as a short-range Hamas indirect-fire rocket with OSMP's model-identification caveat.
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Haseb / Fajr-1Publisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War direct conflict-use context: OSMP records a probable Haseb/Fajr-1 rocket fielded in Gaza from a December 2023 IDF source and places it in the Israel and Gaza 2023-2026 collection. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Exposed: Rockets and Launchers Found in JabaliyaPublisher: Israel Defense Forces | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War direct conflict-use context: IDF described Hamas rocket launchers and weapons in Gaza used to fire toward Israel, matching the OSMP source item for the Haseb/Fajr-1 record. | Accessed: 2026-06-20107mm Haseb Fajr 1 RocketPublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports Haseb/Fajr-1 identification, category, dimensions, warhead type, and reference background for the munition. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Hezbollah's Rocket ArsenalPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports Fajr-1 background, Iranian origin, approximate range, warhead, diameter, and relationship to the Chinese Type 63 rocket family. | Accessed: 2026-06-20107-mm Iran Fajr-1 Rocket Weapon SystemPublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports manufacturer, Iranian production background, caliber, range, launcher-family context, and technical specifications for the Fajr-1 rocket system. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Type 63 107 mm Rocket Launcher PhotoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a representative open-license Type 63-family 107 mm launcher image; the Haseb/Fajr-1 is documented as an Iranian derivative of this rocket family. | Accessed: 2026-06-20