ABallistic missiles
Hyunmoo
Surface-to-surface ballistic missile Surface-to-surface cruise missile Submarine-launched ballistic missile
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ABallistic missiles
Surface-to-surface ballistic missile Surface-to-surface cruise missile Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Measured figures
Prithvi I
Single sourcePrithvi II, Prithvi III
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hyunmoo | Prithvi (missile) |
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| Type | Surface-to-surface ballistic missile Surface-to-surface cruise missile Submarine-launched ballistic missile[source] | Short-range ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | 1994 (Prithvi I)[source] |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Armed Forces[source] | Strategic Forces Command |
9 m (Prithvi I) 8.56 m (Prithvi II, Prithvi III)[source]
Prithvi III
Single sourcePrithvi I, Prithvi II
Single source110 cm (Prithvi I, Prithvi II) 100 cm (Prithvi III)[source]
Maximum; > Mach 4 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source> Mach 4 (3,045 mph ; 4,900 km/h )[source]
Warhead weight
Single source500 kg (1,100 lb) - 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development[source] | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hanwha (Hyunmoo-2/4/5) LIG Defense & Aerospace (Hyunmoo-3)[source] | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| Produced | 1980s–present[source] | 25 February 1988 (Prithvi I) 27 January 1996 (Prithvi II) 23 January 2004 (Prithvi III)[source] |
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| Variants | Hyunmoo-1 Hyunmoo-2A Hyunmoo-2B Hyunmoo-2c Hyunmoo-3A Hyunmoo-3B Hyunmoo-3C Hyunmoo-3D Hyunmoo-4 Hyunmoo-4.4 ( submarine version ) Hyunmoo-5 ( bunker buster )[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Conventional[source] | High explosives , penetration, cluster munition , fragmentation , thermobaric , chemical weapon and tactical nuclear weapon[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 500 to 8,000 kg (1,100 to 17,600 lb)[source] | — |
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| Propellant | solid fuel[source] | Liquid fuel (Prithvi I, Prithvi II), Solid fuel (Prithvi III)[source] |
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| Guidance system | command guidance[source] | Strap-down INS[source] |
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| Launch platform | mobile launchers[source] | 8 x 8 Tata transporter erector launcher[source] |
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| Transport | KM1500[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | 30 (2017 est.)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Single-stage liquid rocket (Prithvi I, Prithvi II), Two-stage solid rocket (Prithvi III)[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 50 m CEP (Prithvi I, Prithvi II) <10 m CEP (Prithvi II upgrade) 25 m CEP (Prithvi III)[source] |
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