Missile: Hwasŏng-6
Original Soviet missile designator not known; NATO designator Scud C; DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) designator SS-1C.
Missile type: Liquid propellant, single-stage, mobile, ballistic missile
Analysis Note: All performance data are reconstructed figures based on the Soviet R-17 missile, literature data, and an evaluation of information derived from the Indian interception of the North Korean ship Kuwŏlsan. Thus, a certain bandwidth has to be applied to the data given.
| Performance Category |
Measurement Unit |
Value/Description |
| Overall mass |
kg |
6085 (reconstructed) |
| Thrust |
kN |
130.52 |
| Sea level spec. Impulse |
s |
230.2 |
| Length |
m |
10.944 |
| Diameter |
m |
0.88 |
| Wing Span |
m |
1.8 |
| HE warhead mass |
kg |
770 (reconstructed -- maximum figure) |
| Dry net mass |
kg |
1760 (reconstructed) |
| Dry inert mass |
kg |
975 (reconstructed) |
| Propellant mass |
kg |
4325 (reconstructed) |
| Gas (for tank pressurization) |
kg |
15 |
| Maximum burning time |
s |
74.9 (reconstructed) |
| Maximum range |
km |
500 (reconstructed -- maximum figure) |
| Maximum guaranteed range |
km |
unknown |
| Minimum range |
km |
unknown |
| Nominal burning time |
s |
72 (reconstructed) |
| Engine type |
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Single-chamber liquid rocket motor with a gas generator driven single shaft turbo pump, identical to Hwasŏng-5 engine |
| Propellants |
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AK 27I, TM 185; ignition by TG 02 start fuel. |
| Airframe |
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One propellant tank made of stainless steel with internal fuel line. |
| Guidance |
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Three body-mounted gyros, two for attitude sensing and one for lateral acceleration plus one PIGA; basically identical to Hwasŏng-5. |
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Updated April 2003 |
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