| Pukguksong-3 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Submarine launched ballistic missile |
| Place of origin |  North Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2019- |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | North Korea |
| Produced | 2017- |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 9.15 m (30.0 ft) (with warhead) |
| Width | 1.4 m (4.6 ft) |
| Warhead | conventional, possibly nuclear |
| Propellant | solid fuel |
Operational range | 1700–2500 km (estimated) |
Launch platform | submersible barge, Sinpo-C |
| Pukguksong-3 | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 《북극성-3》형 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Bukgeukseong-sam hyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pukkŭksŏng-sam hyŏng |
The Pukguksong-3 (Korean: 《북극성-3》형; Hancha: 北極星 3型; lit. Polaris Type 3;[1] KN-26 under the U.S. naming convention)[2] is a North Korean two-stage, submarine-launched ballistic missile,[3] likely based on the same motor that powers the Pukguksong-2. The missile had its first successful flight test on 2 October 2019, although the first information dates back to 2017. Compared to older missiles, the Pukguksong-3 likely represents an incremental step forward in SLBM development, possibly towards an eventual, standardised missile.[4]
- ^ "새형의 잠수함탄도탄 《북극성-3》형 시험발사 성공" [Successful test launch of new-type submarine-launched ballistic missile "Pukguksong-3" (Polaris-3)]. Korean Central News Agency (in Korean). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "Pukguksong-3 (KN-26)". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "Factbox: North Korea's submarine-launched missiles". Reuters. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "Ballistic Missile Submarines and Submarine-launched Ballistic Missiles of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (PDF). Open Nuclear Network. Retrieved 2025-01-03.