122 mm 9M22K Grad rocket

Also known as

9M22K
122 mm 9M22K

The 122 mm 9M22K is a Soviet/Russian Grad-family submunition carrier rocket for the BM-21 launcher. CAT-UXO identifies it as a 122 mm round that ejects PTM-3 anti-vehicle mines, giving the rocket a mine-laying role within the Grad ecosystem.

122 mm 9M22K Grad rocket, Submunition carrier rocket, Munitions

Image source: Soviet 122 mm Artillery Rocket Image

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: SovietRussian defense industry
Built in: Soviet UnionRussia
Type: Submunition carrier rocket
Service note: Cold War-present
Produced: Cold War-present

Specifications

Caliber: 122 mm
Role: Submunition carrier rocket for mine laying
Payload: 3 PTM-3 anti-vehicle mines
Fuzing: Base-ejection, electrically initiated
Stabilization: Fin and spin stabilized

Launch Platforms

CAT-UXO identifies the 9M22K as a Grad-family rocket for the BM-21 launcher.

Launcher	Launcher type	Launch evidence
BM-21 Grad	122 mm multiple rocket launcher	CAT-UXO places the 9M22K in the BM-21 Grad rocket family. Sources: CAT-UXO 122mm 9M22K Grad rocket

Launcher

Launcher type

Launch evidence

BM-21 Grad

122 mm multiple rocket launcher

CAT-UXO places the 9M22K in the BM-21 Grad rocket family.

Sources: CAT-UXO 122mm 9M22K Grad rocket

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Mine-laying rocket for BM-21 Grad launchers; documented as carrying PTM-3 landmines

Media

122 mm 9M22K Grad rocket Images

122 mm 9M22K Grad rocket, Submunition carrier rocket, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Soviet 122 mm Rocket Tail Fins Image

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Sources

CAT-UXO 122mm 9M22K Grad rocketPublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports identification of the 9M22K as a Russian 122 mm Grad submunition carrier rocket, including PTM-3 payload, base-ejection, electrical initiation, and fin/spin stabilization. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 PTM-3 landmine - CAT-UXOPublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports the PTM-3 landmine relationship and CAT-UXO's note that the landmine is used in the 122 mm 9M22K rocket. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Rocket - Munitions - METISPublisher: Fenix Insight | Note: Supports 9M22K being listed as manufactured in the Russian Federation and USSR within the rocket catalog. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Soviet 122 mm Artillery Rocket ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain 122 mm artillery rocket photograph used as contextual gallery media. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Soviet 122 mm Rocket Tail Fins ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a public-domain photograph showing the tail fins of a Soviet 122 mm artillery rocket. | Accessed: 2026-06-27