Hwasong-15

Hwasong-15
TypeIntercontinental ballistic missile
Place of originNorth Korea
Service history
Used byKorean People's Army Strategic Force
Production history
Produced2017–present
No. builtUnknown
Specifications
Mass≈72,000 kilograms (159,000 lb) [1]
Length≈22.5 metres (74 ft)[1]
Diameter≈2.4 metres (7.9 ft)[1]
Warheadnuclear weapon, possibly MIRV
Warhead weight1,000 kg[2]

Engine1 Paektusan (potentially RD-250) [1]
788 kilonewtons (177,000 lbf)[1][2]
PropellantN2O4/UDMH
Operational
range
Estimated 13,000 kilometres (7,000 nmi)[3]
Flight altitudeMaximum 4,500 kilometres (2,800 mi)[4][5]
Launch
platform
9 axle Transporter Erector vehicle
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
화성15형
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHwaseong-15
McCune–ReischauerHwasŏng-15
lit. Mars-15
Lofted trajectories of Hwasong-14 and Hwasong-15

The Hwasong-15 (Korean《화성-15》형; Hancha火星 15型; lit. Mars Type 15) is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by North Korea. It had its maiden flight on 28 November 2017,[6] around 3 a.m. local time. It is the first ballistic missile developed by North Korea that is theoretically capable of reaching all of the United States' mainland.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e Brügge, Norbert (29 November 2017). "North Korea's ultimate nuclear ICBM "Hwasong-15" (HS-15)". www.b14643.de.
  2. ^ a b "The New Hwasong-15 ICBM: A Significant Improvement That May be Ready as Early as 2018". 38 North. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "N Korea says new missile can hit entire US". BBC News. 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "[속보] 북 "신형 ICBM 시험발사 성공"…화성-15형 첫 공개". 29 November 2017. (in Korean)
  5. ^ "북, 국가핵무력 완성 선포… "신형 ICBM 화성-15 발사 성공"". 29 November 2017. (in Korean)
  6. ^ Sabur, Rozina; Allen, Nick; Henderson, Barney; Graham, Chris (29 November 2017). "North Korea tests 'new long-range missile' capable of striking anywhere in US as Donald Trump says he will 'take care of it'". The Telegraph.
  7. ^ Mangan, Dan; Chandran, Nyshka (28 November 2017). "Latest North Korean ICBM can hit Washington, DC — and much of rest of US". CNBC.

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