[5] The Silver Sparrow version is designed to simulate Iranian Shahab-3 class ballistic missiles with a 1,500-2,000 km range.
[5][6] The Blue Sparrow has a total length of 6.51 metres (21.4 ft), weight of 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) and a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) on a high ballistic trajectory.
[8] According to Petagon leaks concerning the october 2024 retaliatory strikes by Israel on Iranian military targets 16 Blue Sparrow based missiles with the previously unknown[9] designation "Golden Horizon" were readied and cleared for use by the Israeli military.
[10] The launch from the Mediterranean was detected by a Russian ballistic missile early warning radar at Armavir,[11] followed by Israeli acknowledgement of the test over an hour later.
[10] The Financial Times reported experts identifying the Blue Sparrow, from its booster remnants, as the missile most likely used in the 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran.