Sagarika (missile)
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"B-05" redirects here. For other uses, see B5 (disambiguation).
Sagarika (pronounced: sɑːgərikɑː),[lower-alpha 1] (Sanskrit - 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)[8][9][10] that was designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. It belongs to the K Missile family and forms a part of India's nuclear triad.[11]
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Sagarika (K-15 or B-05) | |
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Type | Short-range submarine launched ballistic missile |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
In service | August 2018 [1] |
Used by | Indian Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
Specifications | |
Mass | 6–7 t (6.6–7.7 short tons)[2][3] |
Length | 10 m (33 ft) |
Diameter | 0.74 m (2.4 ft) |
Warhead | High explosive or nuclear warhead |
Warhead weight | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
Engine | Two stage solid-fuel rocket motor |
Propellant | Solid propellant |
Operational range | 750–1,500 km (466-932 miles) |
Maximum speed | Mach 7.5 (Shaurya missile, which is land-based version[4] of Sagarika K-15 missile)[5] |
Guidance system | Mid-course: Inertial navigation system with GPS/NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Terrain contour matching[6] |
Accuracy | <10 m[7] |
Launch platform | Arihant-class submarines, S5-class submarines |
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