Hwasong-7 vs R-36 (missile): Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

Hwasong-7

Medium-range ballistic missile

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BBallistic missiles

R-36 (missile)

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hwasong-7Length

15.6 m

Length source ↗

R-36 (missile)Length

32.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hwasong-7larger figure on 0 of 2

None

R-36 (missile)larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+106%
Diameter+144%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

15.6m

32.2m

Length+106%

All recorded figures & sources

15.6 m

Length

Single source

15.6 m (51 ft)^[source]

32.2 m

Length

Single source

18.9 m

R-36-O

Single source

18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)^[source]

1.25m

3.05m

Diameter+144%

All recorded figures & sources

1.25 m

Diameter

Single source

1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)^[source]

3.05 m

Diameter

Single source

3,050 mm (120 in)^[source]

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210t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

209,600 kg

Mass

Single source

209,600 kg (462,100 lb)^[source]

1,000–1,500kmOperational; estimated

10,200–16,000kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,000–1,500 km

Operational; estimated

Single source

1,000–1,500 km (620–930 mi) (estimated)^[source]

10,200–16,000 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

10,200–16,000 km^[source]

700–1,000kgestimated

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Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

700–1,000 kg

estimated

Single source

700–1,000 kg (1,500–2,200 lb) (estimated)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Hwasong-7 and R-36 (missile) configuration
Specification	Hwasong-7	R-36 (missile)
Type	Medium-range ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	North Korea^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1998−present^[source]	1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]
Used by	See § Operators^[source]	Russian Strategic Rocket Forces^[source]
Produced	1990–present^[source]	—
Warhead	Conventional, possibly nuclear^[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]
Propellant	TM-185 and AK-27I^[source]	N 2 O 4 / UDMH^[source]
Flight altitude	160 km (99 mi) ( lofted trajectory )^[source]	—
Guidance system	Inertial^[source]	Inertial, autonomous^[source]
Accuracy	190–2,000 m (620–6,560 ft) CEP^[source]	220–1,300 m CEP^[source]
Designed	—	From 1962^[source]
Manufacturer	—	Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]
Unit cost	—	$7,000,000^[source]
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]
Launch platform	—	Silo^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria Reported operator · Iraq	—

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Hwasong-7

R-36 (missile)

Type

Medium-range ballistic missile^[source]

Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]

Place of origin

North Korea^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1998−present^[source]

1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]

Used by

See § Operators^[source]

Russian Strategic Rocket Forces^[source]

Produced

1990–present^[source]

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Warhead

Conventional, possibly nuclear^[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]

Propellant

TM-185 and AK-27I^[source]

N 2 O 4 / UDMH^[source]

Flight altitude

160 km (99 mi) ( lofted trajectory )^[source]

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Guidance system

Inertial^[source]

Inertial, autonomous^[source]

Accuracy

190–2,000 m (620–6,560 ft) CEP^[source]

220–1,300 m CEP^[source]

Designed

—

From 1962^[source]

Manufacturer

—

Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]

Unit cost

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$7,000,000^[source]

Engine

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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]

Launch platform

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Silo^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria
Reported operator · Iraq

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