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The North Korean Hwasong-10
("Musudan")
missile is based on the Soviet R-27 SLBM
Norbert
Brügge, Germany
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2017,
July 14 (new images from video)
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2017, April
15 (parade)
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History
In 2003 it was reported that North Korea working on a new missile, is
based on the
Soviet R-27 submarine-launched
missile. North Korea was thought to have acquired the technology sometime
between 1992 and 1998.
In 2004 it was reported that prior the parade on 09 September 2003 some
of missiles were in preparation. Although the missiles were not featured
in the celebrations, they were noticed by Western intelligence, which
prompted the news reports a few days later. In 2007 it was established
that North Korea had fully deployed the missile in it road-mobile-mode.
By March 2009 it had been realized that the missile was deployed in North
Korea as a separate strategic rocket forces military division charged
with it deployment. The reported 1.5 m diameter is indeed consistent with
that of the Soviet R-27 SLBM, but the reported length of about 12 meters
was a bit puzzling. The R-27 had a total length of 8.75 meters, and a
total length without warhead of 7.1 meters.
Recently was shown the "Musudan" at the parade on 15 April 2012, with
eight involved vehicles.
Note: The presented North Korean missile
that is similar a R-27 or R-27U SLBM has an official name
Hwasong-10 (HS-10).
2016, June 21 -- South Korean and
U.S. military officials have said the North launched what appeared to
be two intermediate-range missiles dubbed Musudan. The first of the two
was considered a failure. The second reached a high altitude before plunging
into the sea about 400 km away, they said. The KCNA report said the missile
flew to the maximum height of 1,413. 6 kilometers before landing
400 kilometers away in waters the North had targeted. KCNA news agency
said, referring to the missile as a "Hwasong-10". That was the first successful
launch, but the failures are predominant. They do not yet master the engine.
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Not specified launch of
an other HS-10 type (like Khorramshahr)
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Nose cone test
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PYONGYANG,
2016, April 09 -- The official KCNA news
agency has reported the successful test of the "heavy-lift engine"
of a new-type intercontinental ballistic rocket. Meanwhile were also
published pictures from the test of this new engine for
the announced long-range missile. The ground test conducted at the Sohae Space
Center. It is unclear when the test took place.
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HS-10 engine in action
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Nose cone
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Comparison between the Soviet R-27
SLBM and "Musudan"
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"HS-10" calculation
on base of a stretched R-27U
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Stage
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Engine
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Thrust s.l.
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Isp s.l.
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Thrust vac
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Isp vac
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Propellant
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Burn time
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Flow rate
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Total Imp
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kN
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N*s/kg
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kN
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N*s/kg
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t
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s
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t/s
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MN*s
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1
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4D20
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233.9 |
2638 |
257.4 |
2903 |
UDMH/
N2O4 |
17.55 |
170 |
0.0887 |
49.2 |
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Verniers
(2) |
29.4 |
2020 |
32.3 |
2216 |
0.0146 |
Latest pictures of the vehicle on
the parade in 2012, April 15
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Spectacular images from the rear
of a R-27 SLBM
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