Ghauri (missile)

Ghauri-I Hatf-V
The Ghauri–I (first on right) display at the IDEAS exhibition held in Karachi, mounted in its TEL launch mechanism. c. 2008.
Type	Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)
Place of origin	Pakistan
Service history
In service	12 January 2003 Strategic Plans Division (Army SFCOM)
Used by	Pakistan
Production history
Designer	Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL)
Designed	1990s
Manufacturer	NesCom, KRL, DESTO
Variants	Ghauri-II
Specifications
Weight	15,850 kg (34,940 lb)
Length	15.90 m (52.2 ft)
Diameter	1.35 m
Engine	Single stage liquid fuel rocket engines
Propellant	Liquid fuel
Flight altitude	350 km reached in first test flight
Guidance system	Inertial guidance system (IGS)
Transport	Transporter erector launcher (TEL)

The Ghauri–I (Urdu: غوری-ا‎; official codename: Hatf–5 Ghauri–I) is a land-based surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile, in current service with the Pakistan Army's Strategic Forces Command— a subordinate command of Strategic Plans Division.

Influenced from the design of Nodong-1 of North Korea, its extensive modification and engineering took place in Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) in 1990s with an objective of developing an electronic system that uses a single stage liquid fuel rocket motor to carry a payload of 700 kg to a range of 1,500 km. Two variants of the Ghauri were produced under the secretive missile research programme started in 1987 and the development of a third variant 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 missile is named after Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri, while the "Hatf" designation originates from the name of the sword or lance of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.