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
Length
Single source44 ft 6.6 in (13.579 m)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Hyunmoo | UGM-133 Trident II |
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| Type | Surface-to-surface ballistic missile Surface-to-surface cruise missile Submarine-launched ballistic missile[source] | SLBM[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | 1990–present[source] |
| Used by | Republic of Korea Armed Forces[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy |
1st stage
Single source6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) (1st stage)[source]
Maximum; > Mach 4 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source> Mach 4 (3,045 mph ; 4,900 km/h )[source]
Maximum; Approximately Mach 24
Single sourceMaximum; ) (terminal phase
Single sourceOperational; up to
Single sourceup to 3,000 km (1,900 mi)[source]
Operational; Full load (8x Mk5/W88)
Single sourceOperational; Full load (8x Mk5/W88) Reduced load (4x Mk5/W88)
Single sourceFull load (8x Mk5/W88): 4,100 nmi (4,700 mi; 7,600 km) Reduced load (4x Mk5/W88): 6,220 nmi (7,160 mi; 11,520 km)[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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Hanwha (Hyunmoo-2/4/5) LIG Defense & Aerospace (Hyunmoo-3)[source] | Lockheed Martin Space[source] |
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| Produced | 1980s–present[source] | 1983[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] | United States 1–8 Mk-5 RV / W88 (475 kt) or 1–12 Mk-4 RV/ W76-0 (100 kt) or 1–12 Mk-4A RV/ W-76-1 (90 kt) or Mk-7 RV/ W93 (planned) Single or multiple W76-2 (5–7 kt) United Kingdom Mk-4A RV/Holbrook (100 kt) Mk-7 RV/ A21 Astraea (planned)[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] | NEPE-75 : Nitrate ester , plasticized polyethylene glycol -bound HMX , aluminum , ammonium perchlorate[source] |
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| Guidance system | command guidance[source] | MK 6 astro-inertial guidance[source] |
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| Launch platform | mobile launchers[source] | Ballistic missile submarine[source] |
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| Transport | KM1500[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $30.9 million (1987 USD) ($87.6 million in 2025 dollars)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Three solid-fuel rocket motors; first & second stage – Thiokol / Hercules solid-fueled rocket; third stage – United Technologies Corp. solid-fueled rocket[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Single movable nozzle actuated by a gas generator[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 100 m[source] |
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Approximately 18,030 mph (29,020 km/h) (Mach 24; 8,060 m/s) (terminal phase)[source]