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{{Short description|Indian short-range submarine-launched ballistic missile}}
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|name=''Sagarika'' {{nobold|(}}K-15 {{nobold|or}} B-05{{nobold|)}}
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|service= from August 2018-present <ref name="operational" />
|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>
|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=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 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121171314/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20110927/DEFSECT01/109270304/India-Begin-Production-Nuke-Missile |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|engine=Two stage [[Rocket engine|rocket motor]]
|engine=Two stage [[Rocket engine|rocket motor]]
|propellant=[[Solid fuel]]
|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>
|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>
|length={{convert|10|m|ft|lk=out|abbr=on}}
|length={{convert|10|m|ft|lk=out|abbr=on}}
|diameter={{convert|0.74|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|diameter={{convert|0.74|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|wingspan=
|wingspan=
|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/>
|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 />
|ceiling=
|ceiling=
|altitude=
|altitude=
|filling=[[High explosives]], [[strategic nuclear weapon]]   
|filling=[[High explosives]], [[strategic nuclear weapon]]   
|filling weight={{convert|1000|kg|lb|lk=out|abbr=on}}
|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>
|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>
|detonation=
|detonation=
|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> 
|launch_platform=[[Arihant class submarine|''Arihant''-class submarine]]s, [[S5-class submarine]]s
|launch_platform=[[Arihant class submarine|''Arihant''-class submarine]]s, [[S5-class submarine]]s
}}
}}


'''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>
'''Sagarika''' (<small>pronounced: [[Help:IPA/Sanskrit|sɑːgərikɑː]]</small>){{efn|from Sanskrit ''sāgarikā'' meaning '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 ==
== 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>  
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}}.<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==
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>
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>
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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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>
By 2008, the missile was successfully test fired seven times, and tested to its full range up to four times. The tests of 26&nbsp;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&nbsp;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>


The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.<ref name="operational" />
The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.<ref name="operational" />
==Operators==
==Operators==
; {{IND}}
; {{IND}}
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|India|Rocketry|Nuclear technology}}
*[[K Missile family]]
*[[K Missile family]]
*{{sclass-|Arihant|submarine|1}}
*{{sclass|Arihant|submarine|1}}
*[[K-4 (SLBM)]]
*[[K-4 (SLBM)]]
==Notes==
{{notelist}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:37, 4 November 2022


"B-05" redirects here. For other uses, see B5 (disambiguation).
Sagarika (K-15 or B-05)
B05 SLBM (cropped).jpg
A Sagarika flight test on 27 January 2013.
TypeShort-range submarine launched ballistic missile
Place of origin India
Service history
In servicefrom August 2018-present [1]
Used by Indian Navy
Production history
DesignerDefence Research and Development Organisation
ManufacturerBharat Dynamics Limited
Specifications
Mass6–7 t (6.6–7.7 short tons)[2][3]
Length10 m (33 ft)
Diameter0.74 m (2.4 ft)
WarheadHigh explosives, strategic nuclear weapon
EngineTwo stage rocket motor
PropellantSolid fuel
Operational
range
750 km[4] (435 mi) with 1,000 kg payload
Maximum speed Mach 7.5 (Shaurya missile, which is land-based version[5] of sagarika K-15 missile)[6]
Guidance
system
Mid-course: Inertial navigation system with GPS/NavIC satellite guidance
Terminal: Terrain contour matching[7]
Accuracy<10 m[8]
Launch
platform
Arihant-class submarines, S5-class submarines

Sagarika (pronounced: sɑːgərikɑː)[lower-alpha 1], also known by the code names K-15 or B-05, is an Indian submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with a range of 750 kilometres (466 mi)[4][9] that was designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes. It belongs to the K Missile family and forms a part of India's nuclear triad.[10]

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 rocket motor is fired after the missile reaches a fixed altitude. The missile has a range of around 750 kilometres (466 mi).[11]

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 -class submarines.[12][13] It was developed at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) missile complex in Hyderabad.[14]

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.[15] The Sagarika missile began integration with India's nuclear-powered Arihant class submarine that began harbor trials on 26 July 2009.[16]

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 50 metres (160 ft) beneath the surface off the coast of Visakhapatnam.[12][14][17][18] A land-based version of the K-15 Sagarika was successfully test-fired on 12 November 2008.[19] A full range test of the missile was done on 11 March 2012.[20][21] 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.[22] The test will be followed by integration of the missile with INS Arihant.[23][24][25] On 25 November 2015, a dummy or unarmed K-15 Sagarika missile was successfully test fired from INS Arihant.[26] 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.[1]

The missile was fully operationalised in August 2018.[1]

Operators

 India

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ from Sanskrit sāgarikā meaning 'Oceanic

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nuke-capable submarine-launched missile operationalised, India in select triad club". The New Indian Express. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "India successfully test-fires underwater missile". The Hindu. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sagarika missile test-fired successfully". The Hindu. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "India tests new underwater nuclear missile". The Times of India. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ↑ T.S. Subramanian (November 2008). "Shourya test-fired successfully". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008.
  6. ↑ Raghuvanshi, Vivek (21 January 2013). "India To Begin Production of Nuke Missile". Defense News. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ↑ CSIS. "Sagarika/Shaurya". Missile Threat. CSIS. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ↑ M, Anantha Krishnan (30 January 2022). "'K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Unnithan, Sandeep (20 November 2010). "The secret 'K' missile family". India Today.
  10. ↑ "India gets sub-marine missile power". Ibnlive.com. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Unnithan, Sandeep (17 January 2008). "The secret undersea weapon". India Today. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Final test of K-15 ballistic missile on Tuesday : Latest Headlines, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "India ready for new missile test". BBC News. 4 September 1998. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Sagarika missile test-fired successfully". The Hindu. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "In a workshop at Hazira, Indian underwater missile launcher gets ready for trial". Indianexpress.com. 28 May 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news India joins elite group". Thaindian.com. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  17. ↑ Pandit, Rajat (19 February 2008). "India ready to join elite N-strike club". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "India can now fire missiles from under water". Ibnlive.com. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  19. ↑ India test-fires nuclear-capable missile [dead link]
  20. ↑ "K15 test fired". Ibnlive.in.com. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  21. ↑ "India tests 3,000 km range n-missile in secret".
  22. ↑ "K-15 SLBM is a beast with gen-next tech". Indian Express. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  23. ↑ "India test fires missile from under sea, completes nuclear triad". NDTV. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "India successfully test-fires underwater missile". The Hindu. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  25. ↑ "Report: India successfully tests nuclear-capable, medium-range missile". The Washington Post. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  26. ↑ Luthra, Gulshan (26 November 2015). "Nuclear capable Arihant submarine successfully test-fires unarmed missile". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 November 2015.[permanent dead link]

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