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Hwasong-5larger figure on 0 of 3
R-36 (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source10.94 m (35.9 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hwasong-5 | R-36 (missile) |
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| Type | Short range ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1987−present[source] | 1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces |
R-36-O
Single source18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source1,000 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 | Iran-Iraq war Syrian civil war Yemeni civil war (2014–present)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | 125th Machine Factory[source] | Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office[source] |
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| Produced | 1986 −1992[source] | — |
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| No. built | 300[source] | — |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HE or cluster munition[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 | TM-185 (20% gasoline 80% kerosene ) / AK-27I (27% N 2 O 4 73% HNO 3 )[source] | N 2 O 4 / UDMH[source] |
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| Accuracy | 450 m (490 yd) CEP[source] | 220–1,300 m CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | MAZ-543 or converted civilian truck TEL[source] | Silo[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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| Guidance system | — | Inertial, autonomous[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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