R-29 Vysota
R-29 Vysota is a family of Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missiles, designed by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau.
Guidance system is for all versions Astro-inertial guidance.[1]
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: 7700 km
- Number of Standard Warheads: 1
- Number of stages: 2
R-29R
- Deployment Date: 1978 [2]
- 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
- Number of Standard Warheads: 3 (0.5 Mt) [3]
- 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
- 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
- Number of Standard Warheads: 1 (0.45 Mt)[4]
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RM
Main article: R-29RM Shtil
R-29RMU
Main article: R-29RMU Sineva
R-29RMU2
Main article: R-29RMU2 Layner
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). - North Korea (if the KN-08 is also derived from some Russian \ Soviet R-29).
See also
References
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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