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2021 designation · hypersonic glide vehicle / re-entry vehicle length; not booster length · estimated
Single source2021 designation · missile length · estimated
Configuration
| Specification | Hwasong-8 | Surya missile |
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| Type | Medium-range or intermediate-range ballistic missile[source]2021 designation | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Used by | Korean People's Army Strategic Force[source]2021 designation | Indian Armed Forces[source] |
| Designed | 2021[source]2021 designation | — |
| Warhead | Hypersonic glide vehicle "nuclear"[source]2021 designation | 3-15 MIRV warheads with yield 750kt or 5 Mt single warhead |
14.5–18.5 m (48–61 ft)[source]2021 designation
2021 designation · missile diameter · estimated
Single source1.4–1.8 m (4.6–5.9 ft)[source]2021 designation
Maximum; Mach 27 (
Single sourceMach 27 (33,100 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Engine | Liquid-propelled engine[source]2021 designation | Two-stage solid rocket + third stage solid/ liquid rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | guided with vehicle[source]2021 designation | — |
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| Launch platform | 6-axle TEL[source]2021 designation | TEL , Missile launch facility[source] |
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| Dimensions and maximum range (estimated) | The missile's length and diameter are estimated to be 14.5–18.5 m (48–61 ft) and 1.4–1.8 m (4.6–5.9 ft) respectively, while the re-entry vehicle is estimated to be 4.7 m (15 ft) long and 0.9 m (3.0 ft) wide. The maximum range of Hwasong-8 is estimated to be 2,000–4,000 km (1,200–2,500 mi). [source]2021 designation; missile dimensions, re-entry vehicle dimensions and maximum-range estimates | — |
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| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | India[source] |
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| Country of origin | North Korea[source] North Korea[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 750KT to 5MT[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid and liquid fuel[source] |
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