Missile: North Korean Scud-D [Note: Domestic designator unknown; designation "Scud D" corresponds to the basic Scud missile design and the continuation beyond the well known Scud-C version.]
Missile type: Liquid propellant, single-stage, mobile, ballistic missile
Analysis Note: All performance data are reconstructed figures based on the Soviet R-17 missile, the Scud-C missile, other data found in the literature, and an evaluation of information derived from the Indian interception of the North Korean ship Kuwŏlsan.
| Performance Category |
Measurement Unit |
Value/Description |
| Overall mass |
kg |
7187 (reconstructed) |
| Thrust |
kN |
130.52 |
| Sea level spec. Impulse |
s |
230.2 |
| Length |
m |
12.411 (KWS figure) |
| Diameter |
m |
0.88 |
| Wing Span |
m |
1.8 |
| HE warhead mass |
kg |
500 (estimated) |
| Dry net mass |
kg |
1605 (reconstructed) |
| Dry inert mass |
kg |
1095 (reconstructed) |
| Propellant mass |
kg |
5582 (reconstructed) |
| Gas (for tank pressurization) |
kg |
20 |
| Maximum burning time |
s |
96.5 (reconstructed) |
| Maximum range |
km |
700 (reconstructed -- maximum figure) |
| Maximum guaranteed range |
km |
unknown |
| Minimum range |
km |
unknown |
| Nominal burning time |
s |
92 (reconstructed) |
| Engine type |
|
Single-chamber liquid rocket motor with a gas generator-driven single shaft turbo pump, identical to the Hwasŏng-5 engine. |
| Propellants |
|
AK 27I, TM 185; ignition by TG 02 start fuel |
| Airframe |
|
One propellant tank made of stainless steel with internal fuel line |
| Guidance |
|
three body-mounted gyros, two for attitude sensing and one for lateral acceleration plus one PIGA; basically identical to Hwasŏng-5 |
| Warhead |
|
Conventional HE, no information on other types |
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Updated April 2003 |
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