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The Hwasong-15 () is a North Korean road-mobile, liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile. First test-fired on 28 November 2017, it is the first ballistic missile developed by North Korea that is theoretically capable of reaching all of the United States' mainland.

Key facts

Weapon.name
Hwasong-15
Weapon.image
Hwasong-15 con transporte.svg
Weapon.caption
Artist rendition of the missile and its TEL
Weapon.type
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Weapon.length
About
Weapon.diameter
About
Weapon.is_missile
yes
Weapon.origin
North Korea
Weapon.used_by
Korean People's Army Strategic Force
Weapon.manufacturer
North Korea
Weapon.number
Unknown
Weapon.propellant
Dinitrogen tetroxide|/UDMH
Weapon.production_date
2017–present
Weapon.engine
1 Paektusan (potentially RD-250)
Weapon.weight
About
Weapon.launch_platform
9-axle transporter erector launcher (TEL)
Weapon.vehicle_range
(estimated)
Weapon.altitude
(lofted trajectory)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country of origin
North Korea
Diameter
2.4
Mass
71
Image
Hwasong-15.svg
Width
2.4
Length
22.5
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service entry
2017-00-00
Commons category
Hwasong-15
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Design
  • Missile
  • Engine
  • Warhead
  • Launch vehicle
  • History
  • List of tests
  • Modified version
  • Gallery
  • Notes
  • See also
  • References

The Hwasong-15 () is a North Korean road-mobile, liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile. First test-fired on 28 November 2017, it is the first ballistic missile developed by North Korea that is theoretically capable of reaching all of the United States' mainland.

==Design== ===Missile=== Judged from images released by North Korea, the Hwasong-15 is in length, wide and has a body mass of about .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hwasong-15” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.