Hwasong-10
The Hwasong-10 () is a mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. Hwasong-10 was unveiled in October 2010 during a military parade and was tested several times in 2016, but only the test on 22 June 2016 was successful.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Hwasong-10
- Weapon.origin
- North Korea
- Weapon.image
- Hwasong-10.png
- Weapon.image_size
- 50
- Weapon.caption
- Artist rendition of the missile
- Weapon.type
- Intermediate-range ballistic missile
- Weapon.used_by
- Korean People's Army Strategic Force Iran (possible)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- North Korea
- Weapon.propellant
- UDMH and nitrogen tetroxide|
- Weapon.service
- Successful test on 22 June 2016
- Weapon.engine
- Liquid-propellant rocket (same or derived from R-27)
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Naming
- History
- List of Hwasong-10 tests
- Operators
- Current operators
- Suspected operators
- See also
- References
- External links
The Hwasong-10 () is a mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by North Korea. Hwasong-10 was unveiled in October 2010 during a military parade and was tested several times in 2016, but only the test on 22 June 2016 was successful.
==Description== Hwasong-10 is a missile that is based on R-27 Zyb submarine-launched ballistic missile, but is slightly longer. It used a hypergolic combination of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) as fuel and nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) as oxidizer, which is similar to the liquid-fueled 4D10 engine of R-27. These propellants are much more advanced than the kerosene compounds used in North Korea's Scud and Hwasong-7 (Nodong) missiles. Once the fuel/oxidizer combination are fed into the missile, it could maintain a 'ready to launch' condition for several days, or even weeks, like the R-27 SLBM, in moderate ambient temperatures. A fueled Hwasong-10 would not have the structural strength to be safely land-transported, so the missile would have to be fueled at the launch site.