SSM-700K C-Star
| SSM-700K C-Star | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-ship missile |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2006–present |
| Used by | See § Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development LIG Nex1 Hanwha Techwin |
| Designed | 1996–2003 |
| Manufacturer | LIG Nex1 Samsung/Hanwha Techwin |
| Unit cost | ₩2,000,000,000 (US$1.75 million) |
| Produced | 2004–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 792 kg (with launcher: 1,061 kg) |
| Length | 5.46 m |
| Diameter | 0.34 m |
| Warhead weight | 250 kg |
Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze |
| Engine | Hanwha Techwin SS-760K (later SSE-750K) turbojet |
Operational range | 180+ km |
| Flight altitude | Sea-skimming |
| Maximum speed | 1,162.8 km/h (Mach 0.95) |
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The SSM-700K C-Star (Haeseong; Korean: 해성, Sea Star) is a ship-launched sea-skimming surface-to-surface anti-ship cruise missile developed by the South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD), LIG Nex1 and the Republic of Korea Navy in 2003. The missiles have deployed on KDX-II and KDX-III destroyers as of 2006, each carrying 8 and 16 of the missiles respectively, and on Ulsan-class frigates.