Hwasong-15
«KN-22»
BallisticICBM — intercontinental (>5500 km)North Korea2017In service
Two-stage liquid-fuel ICBM, the first DPRK missile with full intercontinental range against the US mainland.
Ballistic//ICBM — intercontinental (>5500 km)
ID — HWASONG-15North Korea · Industria missilistica RPDC
Hwasong-15
KN-22
Two-stage liquid-fuel ICBM, the first DPRK missile with full intercontinental range against the US mainland.
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Hwasong-15
- Alias
- KN-22
- Manufacturer
- Industria missilistica RPDC
- Country
- North Korea
- Year
- 2017
- Category
- Ballistic
- All sub-types
- ICBM — intercontinental (>5500 km)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 13000 km
- Top speed
- Mach 22+
- Guidance
- Inerziale + correzione post-boost
- Warhead
- Singola termonucleare ~1.000 kg (compatibile MIRV)
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL 9 assi (Wanshan/Wansan)
- Length
- 22.5 m
- Launch weight
- 70000 kg
Tags
Nuclear-capable
Main operators
North Korea
History
First launched on 29 November 2017 on a lofted trajectory (apogee ~4,475 km); Pyongyang claimed the ability to strike anywhere in the continental US.
Re-flown in a cold-launch configuration in February 2023 as a baseline for the Hwasong-17/18 evolutions.
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