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North Korea's "Pukguksong-3A" two stage solid-fuel
SLBM (?)
Norbert Brügge, German
2019, October 03 -- North Korea has posted pictures of the successful
launch of a Pukguksong-3A SLBM on 2nd October 2019. It is a test version,
without reentry warhead, nor the skirt with grid-fins. The launch was made
from an underwater barge. For loading of this missile into a submarine is
a larger class required. Such is under construction, as recently published
pictures suggest.
Note: This missile is different from the older untested
PS-3 model. It is possible that composite-casing
motors with a diameter of 1.5 m are used here
for the first time.
2017, August 22:
KNCA spreads images of planned wound-filament casings of carbon-fiber
compound material in connection with an PS-3A SLBM
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PS-3A
SLBM
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PS-3A SLBM !?
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Diameter 1.5 m ?
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First PS-3 SLBM
as model
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Model of first version of PS-3 SLBM
2019, September 13 -- Due to the recently
unequivocally determined tires of the transporter with the missile on
the parade in April 2017 we have to report a diameter of 1.4 m for a SLBM.
Thanks to Markus Schiller, st-analytics, Munich, for the beneficial
discussion about the diameter of this presented missile. We can be pretty
sure that we see on the parade the already announced Pukguksong-3 SLBM.
This means that the PS-3 SLBM uses the same motors as the
PS-2 GLBM.
But this PS-3 SLBM is not yet tested in flight. In addition, a larger
sized submarine is needed.
Thus, the variant known as
PS-1 SLBM
is a smaller SLBM version with a diameter of 1.1 m.
The
motor was shown in a test mode by North Korea.
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2021, October -- The old
model of the PS-3 from the parade in 2017 at an exhibition.
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The originally constant
black stripes are now broken with a thin white line to confuse us.
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2017, April 15 -- Pictures
of Pukguksong-3 SLBM, seen on the parade.
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295/80R22.5
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Perspective
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Analysis
diameter
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A visual difference to
the PS-1 is the uninterrupted black stripes |
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Nozzle bay + Skirt
with grid fins
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Wall reinforcing
winding ?
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