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Configuration
| Specification | Hwasong-12 | R-36 (missile) |
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| Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2017–present[source] | 1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)[source] |
| Used by | Korean People's Army Strategic Force[source] | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces |
R-36-O
Single source18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)[source]
estimated
Single source16.5 m (54 ft) (estimated)[source]
Maximum; Mach 17 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 17 (20,800 km/h; 12,900 mph; 5,780 m/s)[source]
Liquid-propellant rocket , single chamber variant of Paektusan 104,300 lb f
Single sourceLiquid-propellant rocket , single chamber variant of Paektusan 464.1 kN (104,300 lb f )[source]
estimated
Single source500–650 kg (1,100–1,430 lb) (estimated)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | North Korea[source] | Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office[source] |
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| Produced | June 2017[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Conventional; possibly nuclear-capable[source] | Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.[source] |
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| Propellant | Hypergolic combination of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) as fuel, and either Dinitrogen tetroxide ( N 2 O 4 )[source] | N 2 O 4 / UDMH[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 2,111.5 km (1,312.0 mi) (lofted trajectory)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial[source] | Inertial, autonomous[source] |
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| Accuracy | greater than 5 km (3.1 mi) CEP[source] | 220–1,300 m CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | MAZ-based vehicle[source] | Silo[source] |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 《화성-12》형[source] | — |
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| Hancha | 火 星 十 二 型[source] | — |
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| Revised Romanization | Hwaseong-12[source] | — |
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| McCune–Reischauer | Hwasŏng-12[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | From 1962[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $7,000,000[source] |
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| Engine | — | Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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