Pakistan Missile Technology

Ghauri I

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Ghauri-I / Hatf-V
External Image 1 Ghauri ballistic missile just before a test launch, Pakistan.
Type	Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)
Place of origin	Pakistan
Service history
In service	12 January 2003
Used by	Pakistan
Production history
Manufacturer	Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL)
Specifications
Weight	15,850 kg
Length	15.90 m
Diameter	1.35 m
Engine	Single stage liquid fuel rocket motor
Propellant	Liquid fuell
Operational range	1,500 km
Flight altitude	350 km reached in first test flight
Guidance system	Inertial Guidance system ( INS )
Launch platform	transporter erector launcher ( TEL)

The Hatf V, named Ghauri-I (Urdu: غوری), is a medium-rang ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) of Pakistan . Powered by a single stage liquid fuel rocket motor, the missile has an optimum range of 1,500 km and can carry a payload of 700 kg. Two variants of the Ghauri were produced under the Pakistani missile research and development program and the development of a third was cancelled.

The Ghauri II uses increased motor assembly length and improved propellants for an increased range of 2,300 km (1,400 mi).The Ghauri-V had a planned range of 4,500–6,000 km.

The missile is named after the Turkic ruler Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri of what today is Afghanistan , while the "Hatf" designation originates from the name of the sword or lance of the Prophet Muhammad .

Design

The Ghauri design incorporates mechanisms that start spinning the single booster stage and warhead combination from approximately 10 seconds before termination of the powered flight at 110 seconds. At this point the warhead is separated from the rocket booster stage to fly on a re-entry trajectory that remains stable to its target. With the addition of GPS targeting the warhead accuracy is greatly enhanced.The United States government states that the Ghauri design is based on North Korea's Rodong-1 (also know as Nadong-1) missile.

Operational history

The Ghauri was first test-fired on 6 April 1998 from Malute, near the city of Jhelum, about 76 miles south of the capital Islamabad . Fired from a mobile launcher, it travelled 1,100 km (680 mi) in a flight lasting 9 minutes and 58 seconds before hitting its designated target in the desert of Balochistan . Ghauri was test-fired from Tilla Range.The ISPR reported that the missile is capable of carrying all kind of warheads besides hitting its target at a range of 1,300 kilometres.