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Pukguksong-2larger figure on 0 of 2
RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source9.3 m (31 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Pukguksong-2 | RS-24 Yars |
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| Type | Medium-range or intermediate-range ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 2017–present[source] | 2010–present[source] |
| Used by | Korean People's Army Strategic Force[source] | Russian Strategic Missile Troops |
22,500 mm[source]
Maximum; Mach 25 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8,510 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | North Korea[source] | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] |
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| Produced | 2016[source] | 2009[source] |
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| Warhead | nuclear , conventional[source] | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fueled engine[source] | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Inertial navigation system[source] | Inertial with Glonass[source] |
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| Launch platform | Tracked TEL[source] | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 《북극성-2》형[source] | — |
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| Hancha | 北極星 二 形[source] | — |
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| Revised Romanization | Bukgeukseong-i hyeong[source] | — |
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| McCune–Reischauer | Pukkŭksŏng-i hyŏng[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
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