Support Equipment

MAZ-543P transporter-erector-launcher

Also known as

MAZ-543 TEL
MAZ-543
Object 543

The MAZ-543P is a Soviet 8x8 transporter-erector-launcher in the MAZ-543 family, built by Minsk Automobile Plant for road-mobile missile systems. CSIS identifies the Shahab-1 missile as launched from the MAZ-543P TEL, and MZKT traces the MAZ-543 lineage to the TEMP launcher program.

MAZ-543P transporter-erector-launcher, Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher, Support Equipment

Image source: Front view of a Soviet made MAZ-543 TEL for SCUD missiles.jpeg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ)
Type: Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher
Service note: Cold War TEL platform
Unit cost: Not publicly documented
Produced: 1960s onward

wheeled road-mobile launcher

Specifications

Configuration: 8x8 wheeled chassis
Role: Transporter-erector-launcher
Length: 11.65 m
Width: 2.85 m
Height: 2.92 m
Engine: D-12A-525A diesel
Road speed: About 60 km/h
Mobility: All-wheel steering and central tire inflation system

Ballistic Missiles Launched

CSIS identifies the Shahab-1 missile as launched from the MAZ-543P TEL, and MDAA describes the related Scud-B as fired from a mobile truck TEL.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

Burkan-1 ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, Munitions

Burkan-1 ballistic missile

Short-range ballistic missile

Burkan-1 is described as a likely modified Shahab-1 / Scud-family missile, so this launcher page covers the TEL lineage documented for that family.

Sources: Shahab-1 (Scud B-Variant), R-17 Elbrus (SS-1 Scud-B)

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Road-mobile TEL chassis used for Soviet tactical missile systems and related export launch vehicles.

Media

MAZ-543P transporter-erector-launcher Images

MAZ-543P transporter-erector-launcher, Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher, Support Equipment - view 1 — Source: MAZ-543P, National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria.jpg

MAZ-543P transporter-erector-launcher, Road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher, Support Equipment - view 2 — Source: Scud Launcher.jpg

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Sources

Shahab-1 (Scud B-Variant)Publisher: Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports MAZ-543P TEL context: CSIS identifies Shahab-1 as a Scud-B variant launched from the Soviet/Russian MAZ-543P transporter-erector-launcher. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 R-17 Elbrus (SS-1 Scud-B)Publisher: Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | Note: Supports Scud-B TEL context: MDAA identifies the R-17 Elbrus / Scud-B as a mobile truck transporter-erector-launcher system. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 MZKT HistoryPublisher: Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant | Note: Supports manufacturer background: the MAZ-543 was designed to carry the TEMP missile launcher and remained in production in later modifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 MAZ-543 - Soviet Missile Transporter ChassisPublisher: Legion Library | Note: Supports the 8x8 wheeled chassis, TEL role, dimensions, engine, speed, and mobility features of the MAZ-543 family. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Front view of a Soviet made MAZ-543 TEL for SCUD missiles.jpegPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and public-domain licensing for a MAZ-543 TEL reference image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 MAZ-543P, National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing context for a MAZ-543P museum vehicle image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Scud Launcher.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and public-domain licensing for a Scud launcher reference image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27