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A right side view of two vehicle-mounted Soviet R-14 missiles (SS-5 Skean) IRBMs (1977). |
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Type | Medium-range ballistic missile |
Place of origin | USSR |
Service history | |
In service | 1962-1971 |
Used by | Strategic Rocket Forces |
Wars | Cold War |
Production history | |
Designer | OKB-586 |
Designed | 1958-1960 |
Manufacturer | PO Polyot |
Unit cost | unknown |
Produced | 24 April 1961 |
Number built | unknown |
Variants | R-14U, Cosmos 1-3 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 86.3 t |
Length | 24.4 m |
Diameter | 2.4m |
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Warhead | Nuclear fusion |
Warhead weight | 680 kg |
Detonation mechanism |
airburst |
Blast yield | 1-2 Mt |
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Engine | RD-216 1,480 kN |
Wingspan | 2.74m |
Propellant | Hydrazine/Nitrogen tetroxide |
Operational range |
3,700 km |
Flight ceiling | 500 km |
Guidance system |
Ballistic (internal inertial) |
Accuracy | CEP 1.13 km |
Launch platform |
Silo, pad, or mobile launcher |
The R-14 Chusovaya[1] (Russian: Чусовая) was a theatre ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was given the NATO reporting name SS-5 Skean and was known by GRAU index 8K65. It was designed by Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel. Chusovaya is the name of a river in Russia. Line production was undertaken by facility No 1001 in Krasnoyarsk.
The missile was gradually replaced by SS-20 missiles and by the mid 1980s most had been taken out of service. The last missiles were scrapped on August 9, 1989.[2]
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