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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
estimated
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-31 | Hwasong-16B |
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| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] | Intermediate-range ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | North Korea[source] |
| In service | 2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)[source] | 2024–present[source] |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] | Korean People's Army Strategic Force |
21 m (69 ft) (estimated)[source]
Mass
Single source54 t (54,000 kg ; 60 short tons )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] | North Korea[source] |
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| Unit cost | — |
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| Warhead | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] | Hypersonic glide vehicle Nuclear or conventional unitary warhead[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] | 7-axle transporter erector launcher (TEL)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2024[source] |
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| Propellant | — | solid-fueled[source] |
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