R-29 Vysota
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]
R-29 Vysota/RSM-40 | |
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Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | Soviet Union/Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1974–present |
Used by | Russian Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau |
Specifications | |
Mass | 32,800 kg (72,300 lb) |
Length | 13.2 m (43 ft) |
Diameter | 1.8m |
Propellant | liquid[1] |
Guidance system | astro-inertial |
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) [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 (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)[4]
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RM
R-29RMU
R-29RMU2
Operators
- The Russian Navy is the only operator of the R-29 missile family. Modernized and active variants are the R-29R, R-29RMU Sineva and R-29RMU2 Layner. As of 2019, 80 R-29RMU/RMU2 and 16 R-29R missiles were deployed on the Delta-class ballistic missile submarines:[5][6]
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See also
References
- "Ballistic and cruise missile threat". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "R-29 / SS-N-8 SAWFLY". Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research". bos.sagepub.com.
- ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»
- "Strategic Fleet". russianforces.org. January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Two Project 667BDR submarines withdrawn from service". russianforces.org. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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