Sagarika (missile)
| Sagarika (K-15 or B-05) | |
|---|---|
A Sagarika flight test on 27 January 2013. | |
| Type | Short-range submarine launched ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | August 2018 |
| Used by | Indian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6–7 t (6.6–7.7 short tons) |
| Length | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Diameter | 0.74 m (2.4 ft) |
| Warhead | High explosive or nuclear warhead |
| Warhead weight | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
| Engine | Two stage solid-fuel rocket motor |
| Propellant | Solid propellant |
Operational range | 750–1,500 km (470–930 mi) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 7.5 (Shaurya missile, which is land-based version of Sagarika K-15 missile) |
Guidance system | Mid-course: Inertial navigation system with GPS/NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Terrain contour matching |
| Accuracy | <10 m |
Launch platform | Arihant-class submarines, S5-class submarines |
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Sagarika (pronounced: sɑːgərikɑː) (lit. '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 750 kilometres (466 mi) that was designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. It belongs to the K Missile family and forms a part of India's nuclear triad.