9M27K1 cargo rocket

The 9M27K1 is a Soviet/Russian 220 mm Uragan cargo rocket designed for the BM-27 9K57 launcher family. Open-source references describe it as a long-range, fin-stabilized cluster rocket that carries 30 9N235 or 9N210 submunitions over a 10 to 35 km envelope, making it the Uragan round associated with area-effect submunition delivery.

9M27K1 cargo rocket, 220 mm cluster cargo rocket carrying 30 9N235 or 9N210 submunitions, Munitions

Image source: Commons 9K57 Uragan 2.jpg

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union / Russia
Built by: NPO Splav
Type: 220 mm cluster cargo rocket carrying 30 9N235 or 9N210 submunitions
Service note: Late Cold War to present
Produced: Soviet and Russian production
Variants: 9M27K cargo rocket family

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Specifications

Caliber: 220 mm
Role: Cargo rocket for Uragan area-effect submunition delivery
Warhead: 30 9N235 or 9N210 submunitions
Range: About 10-35 km
Weight: About 270 kg
Length: About 5.178 m

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Cluster cargo rocket for the BM-27 Uragan family; documented as carrying 30 9N235 or 9N210 submunitions
Used by: Russian Armed Forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces

Carried Submunitions

The 9M27K1 is the Uragan cargo rocket variant associated with 30-submunition cluster delivery.

Carried item

Item type

Carriage evidence

9N235 cluster submunition

High-explosive fragmentation submunition

ARES and Human Rights Watch describe the 9M27K1 as a 220 mm Uragan cargo rocket carrying 30 9N235 or 9N210 submunitions.

Sources: Russian 9N235 submunitions documented in Ukraine (2022), 9M27K series cargo rockets used in Ukraine, Technical Briefing Note: Cluster Munition Use in Ukraine

9M27K1 cargo rocket Images

9M27K1 cargo rocket, 220 mm cluster cargo rocket carrying 30 9N235 or 9N210 submunitions, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Commons 9K57 Uragan 2.jpg

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Sources

9M27K series cargo rockets used in UkrainePublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports the 9M27K1 cargo rocket's 10 to 35 km range, 270 kg weight, 5,178 mm length, and 30-submunition cargo-rocket design. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Russian 9N235 submunitions documented in Ukraine (2022)Publisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports the 9M27K1 Uragan cargo rocket's documented carriage of 9N235 submunitions and the related 220 mm carrier-rocket context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Technical Briefing Note: Cluster Munition Use in UkrainePublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports the 9M27K1 Uragan cargo rocket's delivery of 30 9N235 submunitions and the general cargo-rocket relationship to Uragan cluster munitions. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 220mm Uragan 9m27 K1 RocketPublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports identification of the 9M27K1 as a 220 mm Uragan rocket and provides a clear catalog-style image reference. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Commons 9K57 Uragan 2.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the linked Uragan launcher photo used as contextual media for the rocket entry. | Accessed: 2026-06-23