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SS-N-23
| Type |
Strategic SLBM |
| Range |
8,300km |
| Warheads |
4 (tested with 10) |
| Yield |
100 Kt each |
| Propulsion |
three-stage liquid propellant |
| Guidance system |
Astroinertial |
| CEP |
500 metres |
| Length |
14.8 metres |
| Diameter |
1.9 m |
| Weight |
40.3 tonnes |
| Payload |
2800 kg |
| Manufacturer |
Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant |
| In service |
1986 |
| States |
Soviet Union / CIS |
The SS-N-23 is a liquid propellant, submarine-launched ballistic missile in use by Russia. The SS-N-23 was designed for use by the Russian Delta IV submarine, each of which is capable of carrying 16 missiles. It carries four 100kT warhead and has a range of about 8,500 kilometers.
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