KN-23 reference card · ARC Warning Reference card
KN-23 North Korean short-range ballistic missile. This card repeats the CSIS Missile Threat at-a-glance table.
These cards are encyclopedic. They are not targeting, manufacturing, or acquisition guidance. A field says unknown/disputed when the cited open source does not state it. ARC Warning is not an emergency service.
Catalog revised 2026-10-11 . Also known as .
Published description Names, aliases, and NATO designation KN-23. No separate NATO reporting name is given on the CSIS page. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Type and role Short-range ballistic missile. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Manufacturer and country Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Operators North Korea. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Launch platform Road-mobile. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Guidance Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Propulsion Single-stage solid propellant. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Published speed Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Range 690 km. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Warhead type and weight Payload 500 kg. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Blast and fragmentation radius unknown/disputed Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The sources cited here give a warhead class or mass where they give one. They do not state a blast or fragmentation radius, and none is inferred. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Interceptability and countermeasures Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Reported unit cost Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Service history Not given as an in-service year on the CSIS at-a-glance table. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: KN-23 Media No official or public-domain embed is attached. Combat footage is not embedded on this card.
Seen in ARC Warning No approved ARC Warning record currently names this system.
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