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Hwasong-11Alarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.77 m (28.8 ft)[source]
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| Specification | Hwasong-11A | R-17 Elbrus |
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| Type | Short-range ballistic missile[source] | Short-range ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2019–present[source] | 1962−present[source] |
| Used by | North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia[source] | See operators |
R-17 Elbruslarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.2−11.4 m (37 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source45 km/h (28 mph)[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] | Yom Kippur War Iran-Iraq War Soviet-Afghan War Gulf war Yemeni civil war (1994) Libyan civil war Syrian civil war Yemeni civil war (2014–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[source] |
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| Designed | 2018[source] | 1958−1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | February 11 Plant[source] | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[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] | HE , cluster , chemical , nuclear[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fueled engine[source] | Isayev/KBKhM 9D21 liquid (missile) D-12-525A diesel (TEL)[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid composite[source] | TM-185 ( kerosene derivative) / AK-27I (27% N 2 O 4 73% HNO 3 )[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] | — |
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| Accuracy | 35–200 m (115–656 ft)[source] | 450–900 m (490–980 yd) CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | 8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo[source] | 9P117M TEL[source] |
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| Designer | — | Viktor Makeyev[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$1,000,000 (equivalent to US$ 2,722,285 in 2025)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1959 −1987[source] |
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| No. built | — | 7,000−10,000 (est.)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 440 mm (17 in)[source] |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | — | Afghanistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Azerbaijan | — | Azerbaijan[source] |
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| Former operator · Belarus | — | Belarus[source] |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | — | Czechoslovakia[source] |
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| Former operator · Czech Republic | — | Czech Republic[source] |
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| Former operator · Georgia | — | Georgia[source] |
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| Former operator · East Germany | — | East Germany[source] |
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| Former operator · Hungary | — | Hungary[source] |
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| Former operator · Iran | — | Iran[source] |
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| Former operator · Iraq | — | Iraq[source] |
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| Former operator · Kazakhstan | — | Kazakhstan[source] |
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| Former operator · Libya | — | Libya[source] |
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| Former operator · Poland | — | Poland[source] |
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| Former operator · Romania | — | Romania[source] |
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| Former operator · Russia | — | Russia[source] |
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| Former operator · Slovakia | — | Slovakia[source] |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Former operator · Ukraine | — | Ukraine[source] |
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| Former operator · Yemen | — | Yemen[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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