Sagarika (missile) explained

Is Missile:yes
Sagarika K-15 B-05
Type:Short-range submarine launched ballistic missile
Designer:Defence Research and Development Organisation
Manufacturer:Bharat Dynamics Limited
Service:August 2018
Speed:Mach 7.5 (Shaurya missile, which is land-based version[1] of Sagarika K-15 missile)[2]
Engine:Two stage solid-fuel rocket motor
Propellant:Solid propellant
Weight:6-[3] [4]
Length:10lk=outNaNlk=out
Diameter:0.74m (02.43feet)
Vehicle Range:750–1,500 km (466-932 miles)
Filling:High explosive or nuclear warhead
Filling Weight:1000lk=outNaNlk=out
Guidance:Mid-course: Inertial navigation system with GPS/NavIC satellite guidance
Terminal: Terrain contour matching[5]
Accuracy:<10 m[6]
Launch Platform:Arihant-class submarines, S5-class submarines

Sagarika (pronounced: sɑːgərikɑː), (Sanskrit - सागरिक '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 750km (470miles)[7] [8] [9] that was designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. It belongs to the K Missile family and forms a part of India's nuclear triad.[10]

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 750km (470miles).[11]

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 nuclear-powered s.[12] [13] It was developed at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) missile complex in Hyderabad.[14]

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.[15] The Sagarika missile began integration with India's nuclear-powered Arihant class submarine that began harbor trials on 26 July 2009.[16]

By 2008, the missile was successfully test fired seven times, and tested to its full range up to four times. The tests of 26 February 2008, were conducted from a submerged pontoon 50m (160feet) beneath the surface off the coast of Visakhapatnam.[12] [14] [17] [18] A land-based version of the K-15 Sagarika was successfully test-fired on 12 November 2008.[19] A full range test of the missile was done on 11 March 2012.[20] [21] The twelfth and final development trial of the missiles was conducted on 27 January 2013. According to DRDO Director General V. K. Saraswat, the missile was again tested for its full range of 700 km and met all its objectives with a single digit impact-accuracy.[22] The test will be followed by integration of the missile with .[23] [24] [25] On 25 November 2015, a dummy or unarmed K-15 Sagarika missile was successfully test fired from INS Arihant.[26] The missile was tested for a total of three times on August 11 and August 12, 2018. This completed the first phase of user trials of the missile.[27]

The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.

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Notes and References

  1. Shourya test-fired successfully. November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081216101859/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/13/stories/2008111358700100.htm. dead. 2008-12-16. The Hindu. T.S. Subramanian.
  2. Web site: Raghuvanshi . Vivek . India To Begin Production of Nuke Missile . Defense News . 21 January 2013 . Gannett Company . 13 August 2021 . https://archive.today/20130121171314/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20110927/DEFSECT01/109270304/India-Begin-Production-Nuke-Missile . 21 January 2013 . dead.
  3. News: India successfully test-fires underwater missile. 1 February 2013. The Hindu. 27 January 2013.
  4. News: Sagarika missile test-fired successfully. https://web.archive.org/web/20080229234524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm. dead. 29 February 2008. 1 February 2013. The Hindu. 27 February 2008.
  5. Web site: CSIS. Sagarika/Shaurya. Missile Threat. CSIS. 28 January 2020.
  6. News: M . Anantha Krishnan . 'K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech' . 27 October 2022 . The New Indian Express . 30 January 2013.
  7. News: India tests new underwater nuclear missile. The Times of India. 26 March 2014. 5 August 2016.
  8. News: Unnithan. Sandeep. The secret 'K' missile family. India Today. 20 November 2010. en.
  9. News: 2010-11-20 . The Secret 'K' missile family . Indiatoday.
  10. Web site: India gets sub-marine missile power. Ibnlive.com. 2007-07-07. 2013-05-02.
  11. Web site: The secret undersea weapon. Unnithan. Sandeep. January 17, 2008. India Today. en. 2019-10-25.
  12. Web site: Final test of K-15 ballistic missile on Tuesday : Latest Headlines, News - India Today . Indiatoday.intoday.in . 2008-02-25 . 2013-05-02.
  13. Web site: India ready for new missile test . BBC News . 1998-09-04 . 2013-05-02.
  14. Web site: Sagarika missile test-fired successfully . https://web.archive.org/web/20080229234524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm . dead . 2008-02-29 . 2008-02-27 . . 2013-05-02.
  15. Web site: In a workshop at Hazira, Indian underwater missile launcher gets ready for trial . Indianexpress.com . 2001-05-28 . 2013-05-02.
  16. Web site: thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news India joins elite group . Thaindian.com . 2009-07-27 . 2013-05-02 . 6 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006052713/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/india-joins-elite-group-with-launch-of-the-ins-arihant-nuclear-sub_100223340.html . dead .
  17. Web site: Pandit. Rajat. India ready to join elite N-strike club . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019185327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-19/india/27756585_1_sagarika-project-agni-iii-strike-range . dead . 2012-10-19 . 2008-02-19 . The Times of India. 2013-05-02.
  18. Web site: India can now fire missiles from under water . Ibnlive.com . 2008-05-12 . 2013-05-02.
  19. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQTgW2zpizQZH7DpSLy50BMsNbdQD94D84300 India test-fires nuclear-capable missile
  20. Web site: K15 test fired . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316231105/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/k15-test-fired/238705-60-117.html . dead . 2012-03-16 . Ibnlive.in.com . 2012-03-13 . 2013-05-02.
  21. Web site: India tests 3,000 km range n-missile in secret. 2 January 2017. 20 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150520032940/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/india-tests-3000-km-range-n-missile-in-secret. dead.
  22. News: K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech. https://web.archive.org/web/20130204223614/http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article1441769.ece. dead. 4 February 2013. 5 February 2013. Indian Express. 30 January 2013.
  23. News: India test fires missile from under sea, completes nuclear triad. 27 January 2013. NDTV. 27 January 2013.
  24. News: India successfully test-fires underwater missile. 27 January 2013. The Hindu. 27 January 2013.
  25. News: Report: India successfully tests nuclear-capable, medium-range missile. https://web.archive.org/web/20130128033736/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/report-india-successfully-tests-nuclear-capable-medium-range-missile/2013/01/27/5c6789f4-6880-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html. dead. 28 January 2013. 27 January 2013. The Washington Post. 27 January 2013.
  26. News: Nuclear capable Arihant submarine successfully test-fires unarmed missile . Gulshan . Luthra . The Economic Times . 26 November 2015 . 26 November 2015 .
  27. Web site: Nuke-capable submarine-launched missile operationalised, India in select triad club. 19 August 2018. The New Indian Express. 2019-10-25.

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