KN-23

Hwasong-11Ga
TypeShort-range ballistic missile
Place of originNorth Korea
Service history
Used byNorth Korea
Russia
WarsRussian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designed2018
ManufacturerFebruary 11 Plant
Specifications
Mass3,415 kg (7,529 lb)
Length8.7 m (29 ft) (early)
9.8 m (32 ft) (late)
Diameter1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)[1]
Warhead500 kg (1,100 lb), nuclear and conventional[2]

Enginesolid composite propellant
Operational
range
900 km (560 mi) [3]
Guidance
system
Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation
Accuracy35 m[4]
Launch
platform
8×8 wheeled TEL
10×10 wheeled TEL
tracked launcher
Railway car

KN-23, officially the Hwasong-11Ga 《화성-11가》형 (Hwasong-11 improved)[5][6] is a designation given to a North Korean solid-fueled tactical ballistic missile.

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  2. ^ "Report to Congress on North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs". 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2023/06/15g.html [bare URL]
  4. ^ https://www.nonproliferation.eu/hcoc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NORTH-KOREAN-SHORT-RANGE-SYSTEMS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Zwirko, Colin (2023-07-26). "Twitter1". Twitter.
  6. ^ Lewis, Jeffery. "Twitter2". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-04-09.