| Hwasong-12 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Ballistic missile, Mobile IRBM/ICBM |
| Place of origin | North Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | Successful test on 14 May 2017[1] |
| Used by | Korean People's Army Strategic Force |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | North Korea |
| Produced | June 2017 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 24.7 tons (est.) |
| Height | 16.5 m (est.) |
| Diameter | 1.5 m (est) |
| Warhead |
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| Warhead weight | 500-650 kg (est.) |
| Engine | Liquid-propellant rocket, single chamber variant of Paektusan[2][3][4] 464.1 kN total |
| Propellant | Hypergolic combination of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) as fuel, and either Dinitrogen tetroxide (N 2O 4) |
Operational range | 3,700–6,000 km (est.)[5][6] |
| Flight altitude | 2,111.5 km at lofted trajectory (which reduces range to 787 km) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 17 (20,800 km/h; 12,900 mph; 5,780 m/s) |
Guidance system | Inertial |
| Accuracy | greater than 5 km CEP[7] |
Launch platform | MAZ-based vehicle |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 《화성-12》형 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Hwaseong-12 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwasŏng-12 |
The Hwasong-12 (Korean: 《화성-12》형 or 《화성포-12》형[8]; Hancha: 火星 12型; lit. Mars Type 12; KN-17 under the U.S. naming convention)[9] is a mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. The Hwasong-12 was first revealed to the international community in a military parade on 14 April 2017 celebrating the Day of the Sun which is the birth anniversary of North Korea's founding President, Kim Il Sung. North Korea tested Hwasong-12 on 30 January 2022.[10]
- ^ (Kim Jong Un Guides Test-fire of Ballistic Rocket Hwasong-12) - Youtube, courtesy of KCNA/ChosunTV
- ^ "North Korea's long range missile HS-12".
- ^ Diplomat, Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang, The. "North Korea's ICBM: A New Missile and a New Era". Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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- ^ "North Korea probably couldn't nuke the US military in Guam even if it tried". Business Insider.
- ^ Roh, Minho (2017-06-09). ""목표 명중!" 北 발사 순항미사일은 KN-09?". New Daily (in Korean). New Daily. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Hwasong-12 - Missile Threat". Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ North Korea tested Hwasong-12, reuters.com, 31 gennaio 2022