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Configuration
| Specification | Ghauri (missile) | Surya missile |
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| Type | MRBM[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Pakistan[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 2003 –present[source] | — |
| Used by | Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces Command )[source] | Indian Armed Forces[source] |
Diameter
Single source1.35 m (4.4 ft)[source]
Maximum; Mach 27 (
Single sourceMach 27 (33,100 km/h)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source750 kg (1,650 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] | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] |
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| Designed | 1994–2001[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Khan Research Laboratories[source] | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| No. built | 30 (estimated 2021)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Ghauri-II , Ghauri-III[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HE / NE[source] | 3-15 MIRV warheads with yield 750kt or 5 Mt single warhead[source] |
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| Blast yield | 12 kilotons of TNT (50 TJ)—35 kilotons of TNT (150 TJ)[source] | 750KT to 5MT[source] |
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| Engine | Single Stage[source] | Two-stage solid rocket + third stage solid/ liquid rocket[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 760 kg (1,680 lb)–1,158 kg (2,553 lb)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Manual[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Atego x 8WD semi-trailer (with Pakistani military markings)[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Liquid-propellant Fuel: TM-185 (20% Gasoline 80% Kerosene ) Oxidizer: AK-27I (73% HNO 3 , 27% N 2 O 4 )[source] | Solid and liquid fuel[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 12,912 kg (28,466 lb)[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 350 km (220 mi) reached in first test flight[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial , Terminal[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | 190 m (620 ft) CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Launch pad[source] | TEL , Missile launch facility[source] |
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| Alternative designation | Ghauri–I[source] | — |
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