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Ghauri

Missile · Pakistan

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Pakistani intermediate range ballistic missile. Derivative of North Korean Nodong. First fired April, 1998. Payload is about 700 kg. Managed by A Q Khan Research Laboratories.

Maximum range: 1,200 km (700 mi). Boost Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket.

Family
IRBM
Country
Pakistan
Launch Sites
Tilla
Bibliography
2

Chronology

12 events

1998 April 6

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1999 April 14

05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2002 May 25

04:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2004 May 29

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Ghauri test - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2004 June 4

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2004 October 12

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Ghauri test - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2006 November 16

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Ghauri test launch - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2008 February 1

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.

2010 December 21

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.

2012 November 28

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Haft-5 - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). Operational test..

2015 April 15

Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). Test flight..

2018 October 8

Launch Site: Somniani. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.
  • Ghauri RV - . Nation: Iran. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). Training mission. Impacted Arabian Sea?.