Hwasong-14

Hwasong-14
TypeIntercontinental ballistic missile
Place of origin North Korea
Service history
In serviceFirst successful test on 4 July 2017
Used byKorean People's Army Strategic Force
Production history
Produced2017–present
No. builtUnknown
Specifications
Mass33.8 tons
Length19.5 m (63 ft)[1]
Diameter1.7 m (5.5 ft)
Warhead weight500kg[2]
EngineTwo-stage Liquid-fuel rocket[3]
453kN, 46–48 tonne-force.[4]
PropellantUDMH/N204
Operational
range
10,000 km (6,200 mi)[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Flight altitude~3720 km
Launch
platform
Road-mobile TEL[11]
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
화성 14형
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHwaseong 14-hyeong
McCune–ReischauerHwasŏng 14-hyŏng

The Hwasong-14 (Korean: 《화성-14》형; Hanja: 火星 14型; lit. Mars Type 14), also known under alternative US designation codename KN-20,[7] is a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile developed by North Korea. It had its maiden flight on 4 July 2017, which coincided with the United States' Independence Day.[12] North Korea is the only known operator of this missile.

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  12. ^ "North Korea's Kim Jong Un says ICBM an Independence Day 'gift' to 'American b**tards': KCNA". The Straits Times. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.