R-29 Vysota
R-29 Vysota | |
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Type | Submarine-launched ballistic missiles |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1974- |
Used by | Soviet Union, Russia, North Korea |
Production history | |
Designer | Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau |
Specifications | |
Weight | 32,800 kg (72,300 lb) |
Length | 13.2 m (43 ft) |
Diameter | 1.8m |
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Propellant | liquid[1] |
R-29 Vysota Р-29 Высота (height, altitude) is a family of Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missiles, designed by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. All variants use astro-inertial guidance systems.[2]
Variants
R-29
- Deployment Date: 1974
- Manufacturer designation: 4K75
- DoD designation: SS-N-8 Mod 1
- ASCC designation: "Sawfly"
- SALT designation: RSM-40
- Submarine: Delta I
- Total Mass: 32,800 kg
- Core Diameter: 1.80 m
- Total Length: 13.20 m
- Span: 1.80 m
- Payload: 1100 kg
- Maximum range: 7,700 km (4,784 miles)
- Number of Standard Warheads: 1
- Number of stages: 2
R-29R
- Deployment Date: 1978 [3]
- Manufacturer designation: 4K75R
- DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 1
- ASCC designation: "Stingray"
- SALT designation: RSM-50
- Submarine: Delta III
- Total Mass: 35,300 kg
- Core Diameter: 1.80 m
- Total Length: 14.40 m
- Span: 1.80 m
- Payload: 1650 kg
- Maximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)
- Number of Standard Warheads: 3 (0.5 Mt) [4]
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RK
- Manufacturer designation: 4K75RK
- DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 2
- ASCC designation: "Stingray"
- SALT designation: RSM-50
- Submarine: Delta III
- Total Mass: 34,388 kg
- Core Diameter: 1.80 m
- Total Length: 14.40 m
- Span: 1.80 m
- Maximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)
- Number of Standard Warheads: 7 (0.1 Mt)
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RL
- Manufacturer designation: 4K75RL
- DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 3
- ASCC designation: "Stingray"
- SALT designation: RSM-50
- Submarine: Delta III
- Total Mass: 35,300 kg
- Core Diameter: 1.80 m
- Total Length: 14.09 m
- Span: 1.80 m
- Maximum range: 9,000 km (5,592 miles)
- Number of Standard Warheads: 1 (0.45 Mt)[5]
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RM
R-29RMU
R-29RMU2
Operators
- Soviet Union
- The Soviet Navy was the only operator of the R-29.
- Russia
- The Russian Navy inherited the R-29 from the Soviet Navy. Modernized and actual active variants is the R-29RMU/RMU2 Sineva.
Some modified R-29RM Shtil are still operational, latest variant / modernization is the RMU-29RMU2.1 Layner, planned RM-29RMU3 (Sineva-2). As of 2017, 96 launchers are deployed on submarines.[6] - North Korea (if the KN-08 is also derived from some Russian / Soviet R-29).
See also
- RSM-56 Bulava
- Kanyon
- UGM-133 Trident II
- M45 (missile)
- M51 (missile)
- JL-1
- JL-2
- Pukkuksong-1
- R-39 Rif
- R-39M
References
- ↑ http://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19
- ↑ https://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/slbm/r-29.htm
- ↑ http://bos.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/04/13/0096340215581363.full.pdf+html
- ↑ http://bos.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/04/13/0096340215581363.full.pdf+html
- ↑ ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»
- ↑ Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (Report). Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee. June 2017. p. 25. NASIC-1031-0985-17. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
External links
- CSIS Missile Threat - SS-N-18
- FAS guide on the R-29R
- FAS guide on the R-29RM
- State Rocket Company Makayev
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