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Measured figures
Length
Single source21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
estimated
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-31 | Hwasong-18 |
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| Speed | Up to 8.16 km/s (Mach 25)[source] | — |
| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental 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] | 2023–present[source] |
| Used by |
25 m (82 ft) (estimated)[source]
three stage solid fuel rocket motor 100 tf (
Single sourcethree stage solid fuel rocket motor 100 tf (980 kN)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source]
Korean People's Army Strategic Force[source] |
| 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] | nuclear weapon , possibly MIRV[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] | 6,648 km (4,131 mi) (lofted trajectory)[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] | 9-axle transporter erector launcher[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2023–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | Unknown[source] |
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| Propellant | — | solid fuel[source] |
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| Hangul | — | 화성포-18형[source] |
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| Hanja | — | 火星砲18型[source] |
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| Lit. | — | Mars Artillery Type 18[source] |
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| RR | — | Hwaseongpo-18hyeong[source] |
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| MR | — | Hwasŏngp'o-18hyŏng[source] |
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