New Delhi:Israel's Blue Sparrow missile played a decisive role in targeting multiple sites in Iran, including the compound where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was assassinated.

The missile, which has a range of about 1,240 miles, reportedly leaves the Earth's atmosphere before descending at high speed towards its target.

According to multiple reports, the powerful ballistic missile travelled to the edge of space before plunging back to Earth, striking the location where Khamenei and several senior Iranian figures were gathered on Saturday, February 28.

The Blue Sparrow is part of a family of Israeli missiles that also includes the Black Sparrow and Silver Sparrow.

These systems were originally developed to simulate Scud-type ballistic missiles, similar to those launched at Israel by Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War, allowing Israel to test and improve its missile defence capabilities.

The Blue Sparrow is part of a family of air-launched ballistic target missiles developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to simulate different types of ballistic threats for Israel's Arrow missile-defence programme.

Source:Ndtv