Sagarika (missile)

Sagarika (K-15 or B-05)
A Sagarika flight test on 27 January 2013.
TypeShort-range submarine launched ballistic missile
Place of origin India
Service history
In serviceAugust 2018
Used by Indian Navy
Production history
DesignerDefence Research and Development Organisation
ManufacturerBharat Dynamics Limited
Specifications
Mass6–7 t (6.6–7.7 short tons)
Length10 m (33 ft)
Diameter0.74 m (2.4 ft)
WarheadHigh explosive or nuclear warhead
Warhead weight1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
EngineTwo stage solid-fuel rocket motor
PropellantSolid propellant
Operational
range
750–1,500 km (470–930 mi)
Maximum speedMach 7.5 (Shaurya missile, which is land-based version of Sagarika K-15 missile)
Guidance
system
Mid-course: INS + multi-GNSS
Terminal: TERCOM
Accuracy<10 m
Launch
platform
Arihant-class submarines, S5-class submarines

Sagarika (pronounced: sɑːgərikɑː) (lit. 'Oceanic'), also known by the code names K-15 or B-05 or PJ-08, is an Indian submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with a range of 750 kilometres (466 mi) that was designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. It belongs to the K Missile family and forms a part of India's nuclear triad.

Description

The K-15 is a two-stage submarine-launched ballistic missile which uses a gas booster to eject out of its launch platform and rise up to the surface of water. A solid rocket motor is fired after the missile reaches a fixed altitude. The missile has a range of around 750 kilometres (466 mi).

Development

Development of the K-15 missile started in the late 1990s with the goal of building a submarine-launched ballistic missile for use with the Indian Navy's nuclear-powered Arihant-class submarines. It was developed at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) missile complex in Hyderabad. Early US reports indicated that India had actively sought Russian particapation, but eventually developed the missile in-house.

The development of the underwater missile launcher, known as Project 420, was completed in 2001 and handed over to the Indian Navy for trials. The missile launcher is developed at Hazira in Gujarat. The Sagarika missile began integration with India's nuclear-powered Arihant-class submarine that began harbour trials on 26 July 2009.

The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.

Testing

Operators

 India

See also

Comparable missiles

Notes

References

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