| Sagarika (K-15 or B-05) | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:B05_SLBM_(cropped).jpg) A Sagarika flight test on 27 January 2013. | |
| Type | Short-range submarine launched ballistic missile |
| Place of origin |  India |
| Service history | |
| In service | August 2018 [1] |
| Used by |  Indian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6–7 t (6.6–7.7 short tons)[2][3] |
| Length | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Diameter | 0.74 m (2.4 ft) |
| Warhead | High explosive or nuclear warhead |
| Warhead weight | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
| Engine | Two stage solid-fuel rocket motor |
| Propellant | Solid propellant |
Operational range | 750–1,500 km (466-932 miles) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 7.5 (Shaurya missile, which is land-based version[4] of Sagarika K-15 missile)[5] |
Guidance system | Mid-course: Inertial navigation system with GPS/NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Terrain contour matching[6] |
| Accuracy | <10 m[7] |
Launch platform | Arihant-class submarines, S5-class submarines |
Sagarika (pronounced: sɑːgərikɑː),[a] (Sanskrit - सागरिक 'Oceanic') also known by the code names K-15 or B-05 or PJ-08, is an Indian submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with a range of 750 kilometres (466 mi)[8][9][10] that was designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. It belongs to the K Missile family and forms a part of India's nuclear triad.[11]
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- ^ CSIS. "Sagarika/Shaurya". Missile Threat. CSIS. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ M, Anantha Krishnan (30 January 2013). "'K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "India tests new underwater nuclear missile". The Times of India. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Unnithan, Sandeep (20 November 2010). "The secret 'K' missile family". India Today.
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- ^ "India gets sub-marine missile power". Ibnlive.com. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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