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Length
Single source8.77 m (28.8 ft)[source]
Prithvi I
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hwasong-11A | Prithvi (missile) |
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| Type | Short-range ballistic missile[source] | Short-range ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 2019–present[source] | 1994 (Prithvi I)[source] |
| Used by | North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia[source] | Strategic Forces Command |
Prithvi II, Prithvi III
Single source9 m (Prithvi I) 8.56 m (Prithvi II, Prithvi III)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source500 kg (1,100 lb) - 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2018[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | February 11 Plant[source] | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| Developed into | See § Variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional[source] | High explosives , penetration, cluster munition , fragmentation , thermobaric , chemical weapon and tactical nuclear weapon[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fueled engine[source] | Single-stage liquid rocket (Prithvi I, Prithvi II), Two-stage solid rocket (Prithvi III)[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid composite[source] | Liquid fuel (Prithvi I, Prithvi II), Solid fuel (Prithvi III)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 50–60 km (31–37 mi)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation[source] | Strap-down INS[source] |
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| Accuracy | 35–200 m (115–656 ft)[source] | 50 m CEP (Prithvi I, Prithvi II) <10 m CEP (Prithvi II upgrade) 25 m CEP (Prithvi III)[source] |
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| Launch platform | 8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo[source] | 8 x 8 Tata transporter erector launcher[source] |
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| Designer | — | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] |
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| Produced | — | 25 February 1988 (Prithvi I) 27 January 1996 (Prithvi II) 23 January 2004 (Prithvi III)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 30 (2017 est.)[source] |
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