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{{Short description|Indian short-range submarine-launched ballistic missile}}
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{{Redirect|B-05||B5 (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox weapon|is_missile=yes
|name=''Sagarika'' {{nobold|(}}K-15 {{nobold|or}} B-05{{nobold|)}}
|image=File:B05 SLBM (cropped).jpg
|image_size=300
|caption=A Sagarika flight test on 27 January 2013.
|origin= {{Flag|India}}
|type=[[Short-range ballistic missile|Short-range]] [[submarine launched ballistic missile]]
|used_by= {{Navy|India}}
|designer=[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
|manufacturer=[[Bharat Dynamics Limited]]
|unit_cost=
|production_date=
|service= from August 2018-present <ref name="operational" />
|speed= Mach 7.5 ([[Shaurya (missile)|Shaurya missile]], which is land-based version<ref name=H20081113>{{cite journal|title=Shourya test-fired successfully|date=November 2008|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/13/stories/2008111358700100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216101859/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/13/stories/2008111358700100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-12-16|journal=[[The Hindu]]|author=T.S. Subramanian}}</ref> of sagarika K-15 missile)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raghuvanshi |first1=Vivek |title=India To Begin Production of Nuke Missile |url=https://archive.today/20130121171314/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20110927/DEFSECT01/109270304/India-Begin-Production-Nuke-Missile |website=Defense News |date=21 January 2013 |publisher=Gannett Company |access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref>
|engine=Two stage [[Rocket engine|rocket motor]]
|propellant=[[Solid fuel]]
|weight={{convert|6|-|7|t|ST|lk=on|abbr=on}}<ref name=thin1f>{{cite news|title=India successfully test-fires underwater missile|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=thinf27>{{cite news|title=Sagarika missile test-fired successfully|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229234524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 February 2008|access-date=1 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 February 2008}}</ref>
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|vehicle_range=750 km<ref name=toi26mar>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesofindia.com/india/India-tests-new-underwater-nuclear-missile/articleshow/32694060.cms|title=India tests new underwater nuclear missile|newspaper=The Times of India|date=26 March 2014|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> (435 mi) with 1,000 kg payload<br/>
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|altitude=
|filling=[[High explosives]], [[strategic nuclear weapon]]
|filling weight={{convert|1000|kg|lb|lk=out|abbr=on}}
|guidance='''Mid-course:''' [[Inertial navigation system]] with [[GPS]]/[[NavIC]] [[satellite guidance]]<br/>'''Terminal:''' [[Terrain contour matching]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=CSIS|title=Sagarika/Shaurya|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/sagarika-shaurya/|website=Missile Threat|publisher=CSIS|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref>
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'''Sagarika''' ([[IAST]]: sāgarikā; en: Oceanic), also known by the code names '''K-15''' or '''B-05''', is an Indian [[submarine-launched ballistic missile]] (SLBM) with a range of {{convert|750|km|0}}<ref name=toi26mar/><ref>{{cite news|last=Unnithan|first=Sandeep|title=The secret 'K' missile family|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20101129-the-secret-k-missile-family-744797-2010-11-20|work=[[India Today]]|date=20 November 2010|language=en}}</ref> that was designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. It belongs to the [[K Missile family]] and forms a part of India's [[nuclear triad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-gets-submarinebased-nuclear-missile/44268-3.html|title=India gets sub-marine missile power|publisher=Ibnlive.com|date=2007-07-07|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref>

== 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-propellant rocket|solid rocket motor]] is fired after the missile reaches a fixed altitude. The missile has a range of around {{convert|750|km|0}} and reaches a maximum altitude of {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=}} during its flight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/20080128-the-secret-undersea-weapon-735178-2008-01-17|title=The secret undersea weapon|last=Unnithan|first=Sandeep|date=January 17, 2008|website=[[India Today]]|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>

==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 {{Sclass-|Arihant|submarine|1}}s.<ref name=it-k15-test>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/5002/LATEST%20HEADLINES/Final+test+of+K-15+ballistic+missile+on+Tuesday.html |title=Final test of K-15 ballistic missile on Tuesday : Latest Headlines, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2008-02-25 |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/164792.stm |title=India ready for new missile test |work=BBC News |date=1998-09-04 |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref> It was developed at the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]’s (DRDO) missile complex in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229234524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-02-29 |title=Sagarika missile test-fired successfully |date=2008-02-27 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie20010528/nat21.html |title=In a workshop at Hazira, Indian underwater missile launcher gets ready for trial |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2001-05-28 |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref> The Sagarika missile began integration with India's [[nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] [[Arihant class submarine]] that began harbor trials on 26 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/india-joins-elite-group-with-launch-of-the-ins-arihant-nuclear-sub_100223340.html |title=thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news India joins elite group |publisher=Thaindian.com |date=2009-07-27 |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref>

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 {{convert|50|m|ft}} beneath the surface off the coast of [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name=it-k15-test/><ref name="hindu.com"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Pandit|first=Rajat|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-19/india/27756585_1_sagarika-project-agni-iii-strike-range |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019185327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-19/india/27756585_1_sagarika-project-agni-iii-strike-range |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-19 |title=India ready to join elite N-strike club |date=2008-02-19 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-can-now-fire-missiles-from-under-water/65124-3.html |title=India can now fire missiles from under water |publisher=Ibnlive.com |date=2008-05-12 |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref> A land-based version of the K-15 Sagarika was successfully test-fired on 12 November 2008.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQTgW2zpizQZH7DpSLy50BMsNbdQD94D84300 India test-fires nuclear-capable missile] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A full range test of the missile was done on 11 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/k15-test-fired/238705-60-117.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316231105/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/k15-test-fired/238705-60-117.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-16 |title=K15 test fired |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=2012-03-13 |access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/india-tests-3000-km-range-n-missile-in-secret|title=India tests 3,000 km range n-missile in secret}}</ref> 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.<ref name=tnix>{{cite news|title=K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech|url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article1441769.ece|access-date=5 February 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=30 January 2013}}</ref> The test will be followed by integration of the missile with {{INS|Arihant}}.<ref name=ndtv27j>{{cite news|title=India test fires missile from under sea, completes nuclear triad|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-test-fires-missile-from-under-sea-completes-nuclear-triad-322839|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=NDTV|date=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=hin27j>{{cite news|title=India successfully test-fires underwater missile|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=wp27j>{{cite news|title=Report: India successfully tests nuclear-capable, medium-range missile|url=https://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|archive-url=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|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2013|access-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=27 January 2013}}</ref> On 25 November 2015, a dummy or unarmed K-15 ''Sagarika'' missile was successfully test fired from INS ''Arihant''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49935508.cms |title=Nuclear capable Arihant submarine successfully test-fires unarmed missile |first=Gulshan |last=Luthra |work=The Economic Times |access-date=26 November 2015 |date=26 November 2015 }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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.<ref name=operational>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/specials/2018/aug/19/nuke-capable-submarine-launched-missile-operationalised-india-in-select-triad-club-1859992.html|title=Nuke-capable submarine-launched missile operationalised, India in select triad club|date=19 August 2018|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>

The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.<ref name="operational" />
==Operators==
; {{IND}}
* {{navy|India}}

==See also==
*[[K Missile family]]
*{{sclass-|Arihant|submarine|1}}
*[[K-4 (SLBM)]]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/sagarika-shaurya/ CSIS Missile Threat - Sagarika/Shaurya]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRBrfrkdtXU Video of the 12th test of Sagarika, on 27 January 2013]

{{Indian missiles}}
{{Defence Research and Development Organisation}}

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	\|weight={{convert\|6\|-\|7\|t\|ST\|lk=on\|abbr=on}}<ref name=thin1f>{{cite news\|title=India successfully test-fires underwater missile\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece\|access-date=1 February 2013\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 January ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=thinf27>{{cite news\|title=Sagarika missile test-fired successfully\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229234524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 February 2008\|access-date=1 February 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=27 February ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|weight={{convert\|6\|-\|7\|t\|ST\|lk=on\|abbr=on}}<ref name=thin1f>{{cite news\|title=India successfully test-fires underwater missile\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece\|access-date=1 February 2013\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=thinf27>{{cite news\|title=Sagarika missile test-fired successfully\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229234524/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/27/stories/2008022757940100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 February 2008\|access-date=1 February 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=27 February 2008}}</ref>
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	\|vehicle_range=750 km<ref name=toi26mar>{{cite news \|url=http://www.timesofindia.com/india/India-tests-new-underwater-nuclear-missile/articleshow/32694060.cms\|title=India tests new underwater nuclear missile\|newspaper=The Times of India\|date=26 March 2014\|access-date=5 August ~~2022~~}}</ref> (435 mi) with 1,000 kg payload<br />		\|vehicle_range=750 km<ref name=toi26mar>{{cite news \|url=http://www.timesofindia.com/india/India-tests-new-underwater-nuclear-missile/articleshow/32694060.cms\|title=India tests new underwater nuclear missile\|newspaper=The Times of India\|date=26 March 2014\|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> (435 mi) with 1,000 kg payload<br />
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	\|filling=[[High explosives]], [[strategic nuclear weapon]]		\|filling=[[High explosives]], [[strategic nuclear weapon]]
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	\|guidance='''Mid-course:''' [[Inertial navigation system]] with [[GPS]]/[[NavIC]] [[satellite guidance]]<br />'''Terminal:''' [[Terrain contour matching]]<ref>{{cite web\|last1=CSIS\|title=Sagarika/Shaurya\|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/sagarika-shaurya/\|website=Missile Threat\|publisher=CSIS\|access-date=28 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|guidance='''Mid-course:''' [[Inertial navigation system]] with [[GPS]]/[[NavIC]] [[satellite guidance]]<br />'''Terminal:''' [[Terrain contour matching]]<ref>{{cite web\|last1=CSIS\|title=Sagarika/Shaurya\|url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/sagarika-shaurya/\|website=Missile Threat\|publisher=CSIS\|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref>
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	\|accuracy= <10 m<ref>{{cite news \|last1=M \|first1=Anantha Krishnan \|title=‘K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech’ \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/jan/30/k-15-slbm-is-a-beast-with-gen-next-tech-445756.html \|access-date=27 October 2022 \|publisher=The New Indian Express \|date=30 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|accuracy= <10 m<ref>{{cite news \|last1=M \|first1=Anantha Krishnan \|title=‘K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech’ \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/jan/30/k-15-slbm-is-a-beast-with-gen-next-tech-445756.html \|access-date=27 October 2022 \|publisher=The New Indian Express \|date=30 January 2013}}</ref>
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	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]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie20010528/nat21.html \|title=In a workshop at Hazira, Indian underwater missile launcher gets ready for trial \|publisher=Indianexpress.com \|date=2001-05-28 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref> The Sagarika missile began integration with India's [[nuclear marine propulsion\|nuclear-powered]] [[Arihant class submarine]] that began harbor trials on 26 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/india-joins-elite-group-with-launch-of-the-ins-arihant-nuclear-sub_100223340.html \|title=thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news India joins elite group \|publisher=Thaindian.com \|date=2009-07-27 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref>		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]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie20010528/nat21.html \|title=In a workshop at Hazira, Indian underwater missile launcher gets ready for trial \|publisher=Indianexpress.com \|date=2001-05-28 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref> The Sagarika missile began integration with India's [[nuclear marine propulsion\|nuclear-powered]] [[Arihant class submarine]] that began harbor trials on 26 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/india-joins-elite-group-with-launch-of-the-ins-arihant-nuclear-sub_100223340.html \|title=thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news India joins elite group \|publisher=Thaindian.com \|date=2009-07-27 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref>

	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 {{convert\|50\|m\|ft}} beneath the surface off the coast of [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name=it-k15-test/><ref name="hindu.com"/><ref>{{cite web\|last=Pandit\|first=Rajat\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-19/india/27756585_1_sagarika-project-agni-iii-strike-range \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019185327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-19/india/27756585_1_sagarika-project-agni-iii-strike-range \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-10-19 \|title=India ready to join elite N-strike club \|date=2008-02-19 \|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-can-now-fire-missiles-from-under-water/65124-3.html \|title=India can now fire missiles from under water \|publisher=Ibnlive.com \|date=2008-05-12 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref> A land-based version of the K-15 Sagarika was successfully test-fired on 12 November 2008.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQTgW2zpizQZH7DpSLy50BMsNbdQD94D84300 India test-fires nuclear-capable missile] {{dead link\|date=June 2016\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> A full range test of the missile was done on 11 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/k15-test-fired/238705-60-117.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316231105/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/k15-test-fired/238705-60-117.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-03-16 \|title=K15 test fired \|publisher=Ibnlive.in.com \|date=2012-03-13 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/india-tests-3000-km-range-n-missile-in-secret\|title=India tests 3,000 km range n-missile in secret}}</ref> 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.<ref name=tnix>{{cite news\|title=K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article1441769.ece\|access-date=5 February 2013\|newspaper=Indian Express\|date=30 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> The test will be followed by integration of the missile with {{INS\|Arihant}}.<ref name=ndtv27j>{{cite news\|title=India test fires missile from under sea, completes nuclear triad\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-test-fires-missile-from-under-sea-completes-nuclear-triad-322839\|access-date=27 January 2013\|newspaper=NDTV\|date=27 January ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=hin27j>{{cite news\|title=India successfully test-fires underwater missile\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece\|access-date=27 January 2013\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 January ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=wp27j>{{cite news\|title=Report: India successfully tests nuclear-capable, medium-range missile\|url=https://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\|archive-url=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\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 January 2013\|access-date=27 January 2013\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=27 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> On 25 November 2015, a dummy or unarmed K-15 ''Sagarika'' missile was successfully test fired from INS ''Arihant''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49935508.cms \|title=Nuclear capable Arihant submarine successfully test-fires unarmed missile \|first=Gulshan \|last=Luthra \|work=The Economic Times \|access-date=26 November 2015 \|date=26 November 2015 }}{{dead link\|date=May 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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.<ref name=operational>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/specials/2018/aug/19/nuke-capable-submarine-launched-missile-operationalised-india-in-select-triad-club-1859992.html\|title=Nuke-capable submarine-launched missile operationalised, India in select triad club\|date=19 August 2018\|website=[[The New Indian Express]]\|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>		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 {{convert\|50\|m\|ft}} beneath the surface off the coast of [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name=it-k15-test/><ref name="hindu.com"/><ref>{{cite web\|last=Pandit\|first=Rajat\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-19/india/27756585_1_sagarika-project-agni-iii-strike-range \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019185327/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-19/india/27756585_1_sagarika-project-agni-iii-strike-range \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-10-19 \|title=India ready to join elite N-strike club \|date=2008-02-19 \|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-can-now-fire-missiles-from-under-water/65124-3.html \|title=India can now fire missiles from under water \|publisher=Ibnlive.com \|date=2008-05-12 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref> A land-based version of the K-15 Sagarika was successfully test-fired on 12 November 2008.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQTgW2zpizQZH7DpSLy50BMsNbdQD94D84300 India test-fires nuclear-capable missile] {{dead link\|date=June 2016\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> A full range test of the missile was done on 11 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/k15-test-fired/238705-60-117.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316231105/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/k15-test-fired/238705-60-117.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-03-16 \|title=K15 test fired \|publisher=Ibnlive.in.com \|date=2012-03-13 \|access-date=2013-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/india-tests-3000-km-range-n-missile-in-secret\|title=India tests 3,000 km range n-missile in secret}}</ref> 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.<ref name=tnix>{{cite news\|title=K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech\|url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article1441769.ece\|access-date=5 February 2013\|newspaper=Indian Express\|date=30 January 2013}}</ref> The test will be followed by integration of the missile with {{INS\|Arihant}}.<ref name=ndtv27j>{{cite news\|title=India test fires missile from under sea, completes nuclear triad\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-test-fires-missile-from-under-sea-completes-nuclear-triad-322839\|access-date=27 January 2013\|newspaper=NDTV\|date=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=hin27j>{{cite news\|title=India successfully test-fires underwater missile\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-successfully-testfires-underwater-missile/article4350553.ece\|access-date=27 January 2013\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref name=wp27j>{{cite news\|title=Report: India successfully tests nuclear-capable, medium-range missile\|url=https://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\|archive-url=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\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 January 2013\|access-date=27 January 2013\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=27 January 2013}}</ref> On 25 November 2015, a dummy or unarmed K-15 ''Sagarika'' missile was successfully test fired from INS ''Arihant''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49935508.cms \|title=Nuclear capable Arihant submarine successfully test-fires unarmed missile \|first=Gulshan \|last=Luthra \|work=The Economic Times \|access-date=26 November 2015 \|date=26 November 2015 }}{{dead link\|date=May 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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.<ref name=operational>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/specials/2018/aug/19/nuke-capable-submarine-launched-missile-operationalised-india-in-select-triad-club-1859992.html\|title=Nuke-capable submarine-launched missile operationalised, India in select triad club\|date=19 August 2018\|website=[[The New Indian Express]]\|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref>

	The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.<ref name="operational" />		The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.<ref name="operational" />