SSM-700K C-Star

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SSM-700K C-Star
Type	Anti-ship missile
Place of origin	South Korea
Service history
In service	2006–present
Used by	See § Users
Production history
Designer	Agency for Defense Development LIG Nex1 Hanwha Techwin
Designed	1996–2003
Manufacturer	LIG Nex1 Samsung/Hanwha Techwin
Unit cost	₩2,000,000,000 (US$1.75 million)
Produced	2004–present
Specifications
Mass	792 kg (with launcher: 1,061 kg)
Length	5.46 m
Diameter	0.34 m
Warhead weight	250 kg
Detonation mechanism	Impact fuze
Engine	Hanwha Techwin SS-760K (later SSE-750K) turbojet
Operational range	180+ km [1]
Flight altitude	Sea-skimming
Maximum speed	1,162.8 km/h (Mach 0.95)
Guidance system	GPS-aided inertial navigation (mid-course phase) Active radar homing (terminal phase)

The SSM-700K C-Star (Haeseong) (Korean: 해성, Sea Star) is a ship-launched sea-skimming surface-to-surface anti-ship cruise missile developed by the South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD), LIG Nex1 and the Republic of Korea Navy in 2003.^[1] The missiles have deployed on KDX-II and KDX-III destroyers as of 2006, each carrying 8 and 16 of the missiles respectively, and on Ulsan-class frigates.