122 mm 9M28K Grad rocket

Also known as

9M28K
122 mm 9M28K
122mm 9M28K Grad rocket

The 122 mm 9M28K is a Soviet-era Grad-family cargo or mine-laying rocket developed by Splav for the BM-21 launcher. CAT-UXO describes it as a submunition carrier, while Deagel notes three PTM-3 anti-tank mines, a 13.4 km maximum range, and 1963 IOC.

122 mm 9M28K Grad rocket, Cargo or mine-laying rocket, Munitions

Image source: Soviet 122 mm Artillery Rocket Image

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Soviet Union
Built by: Splav
Built in: Soviet UnionRussia
Type: Cargo or mine-laying rocket
Service note: Cold War-present
Produced: 1963-present

122 mm cluster munition mine warfare remote mining submunition unguided

Specifications

Caliber: 122 mm
Role: Unguided mine-laying rocket
Payload: 3 PTM-3 anti-tank mines
Warhead: 22.8 kg
Range: 13.4 km
Weight: 57.7 kg
Length: 3.019 m

Launch Platforms

The 9M28K is a Grad-family rocket projectile for the BM-21 launcher.

Launcher

Launcher type

Launch evidence

BM-21 Grad, 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

122 mm multiple rocket launcher

Missilery.info lists the 9M28K as part of the Grad multiple launch rocket system, and Deagel describes it as developed and produced for the Grad launcher.

Sources: M-21 Field rocket system - Missilery.info, 9M28K - Deagel

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: 1963-present

Media

122 mm 9M28K Grad rocket Images

122 mm 9M28K Grad rocket, Cargo or mine-laying rocket, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Soviet 122 mm Rocket Tail Fins Image

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Sources

122mm 9M28K Grad Rocket - CAT-UXOPublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports the 9M28K as a Russian 122 mm submunition carrier, electrically initiated, fin and spin-stabilised ground-to-ground rocket. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 9M28K - DeagelPublisher: Deagel | Note: Supports the 9M28K as a 122 mm unguided anti-tank mine-laying rocket projectile developed and produced by Splav, with three PTM-3 mines, a 22.8 kg warhead, 13.4 km range, 57.7 kg weight, 3.019 m length, and 1963 IOC. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 M-21 Field rocket system - Missilery.infoPublisher: Missilery.info | Note: Supports the 9M28K as a Grad-family rocket projectile and its launcher relationship to the BM-21 system. | 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