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Ghauri-IIlarger figure on 1 of 2
RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source26 m (85 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ghauri-II | RS-24 Yars |
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| Type | MRBM[source] | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Pakistan[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 2004–present (Not currently deployed)[source] | 2010–present[source] |
| Used by | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces Command )[source] | Russian Strategic Missile Troops |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
22,500 mm[source]
Maximum; Mach 25 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8,510 m/s)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source1,500 kg (3,300 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)[source] | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
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| Designed | 1993–2003[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Khan Research Laboratories[source] | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] |
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| Variants | Ghauri-III[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HE / NE[source] | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[source] |
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| Engine | Two-stage[source] | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Transmission | Manual[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Atego x 8WD semi-trailer[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Liquid-propellant[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 612 mi (985 km), reached in first test flight[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial , Terminal[source] | Inertial with Glonass[source] |
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| Launch platform | Launch pad[source] | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2009[source] |
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