Encyclopedia entry

Scud

Missile

Part of R-11

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

Designation applied to foreign launches of the R-17 missile where the model and manufacturer are not known.

Subtopics

Hwasong 7 North Korean mobile liquid propellant single stage tactical ballistic missile. Derived from Russian R-17, often referred to as 'Scud-D'. The Hwasong had a 700 km range with a 500 kg payload and went into service in 1994.

Launch Sites: Barking Sands MLP

Chronology

41 events

1997 February 7

Launch Site: Bigen Island. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

Willow Dune Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

1997 March 19

Launch Site: Bigen Island. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

Willow Dune Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

2003 February 7

Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

2004 July 29

Launch Site: Point Mugu. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

Arrow Target mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

2007 January 27

05:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

FMA - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2007 April 6

06:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

FMA - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2007 October 27

07:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

THAAD Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2008 June 5

18:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

FMA Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

2008 September 18

02:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi).

2009 March 18

00:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

THAAD Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target.

2010 February 12

04:30 GMT - . Launch Pad: Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean off San Nicolas Islan. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

ABL shoots down Scud target. - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
First test of the Airborne Laser against a foreign-technology missile target. The ABL destroyed the Scud liquid-fueled short-range ballistic missile launched from a mobile platform at sea. The entire engagement, including atmospheric compensation for the high-energy laser while the ballistic missile's rocket motor was still firing, occurred less than one minute from target launch.

2010 June 29

07:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Complex: Barking Sands MLP. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

FTT-14 Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 80 km (49 mi). ABM Target.

2010 September 1

Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

RV - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM target..

2011 October 5

05:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Barking Sands. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

FTT-12 Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target mission. Probably a Scud surrogate of some kind launched from the Mobile Launch Platform ship (former USS Tripoli) off Kauai..

2012 October 25

Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Pad: BOA-NE. Launch Platform: MLP. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Scud.

FTI-01 PAC-3 Target - . Nation: USA. Agency: MDA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
Target mission, part of the FTI-01 missile defence experiment. A short range target missile, possibly a Scud, was launched from the Mobile Launch Platform at northeast Kwajalein; it was intercepted by a Patriot PAC-3 missile launched from Omelek. The PAC-3 interception was at low altitude and not considered a space launch. The exercise also included some low altitude intercepts of cruise missiles by PAC-2 interceptors.