R-29 Vysota
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| R-29 Vysota | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Weight | 32,800 kg (72,300 lb) |
| Length | 13.2 m (43 ft) |
| Diameter | 1.8m |
| Propellant | liquid[1] |
Guidance system | astro-inertial |
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]
Contents
Variants[edit]
R-29[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
R-29RMU[edit]
R-29RMU2[edit]
Operators[edit]
- The Russian Navy inherited the R-29 from the Soviet Navy. Modernized and active variants are the R-29R, R-29RMU Sineva and R-29RMU2 Layner. Latest variant is the R-29RMU2 Layner, planned R-29RMU3 (Sineva-2).
As of 2017, 80 R-29RMU Sineva and 48 R-29R missiles are deployed on the Delta-class ballistic missile submarines:[5]
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Former operators[edit]
See also[edit]
- RSM-56 Bulava
- Kanyon
- UGM-133 Trident II
- M45 (missile)
- M51 (missile)
- JL-1
- JL-2
- K Missile family
- Pukkuksong-1
- R-39 Rif
- R-39M
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ a b "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research". bos.sagepub.com.
- ^ ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»
- ^ russianforces (January 2017). "Strategic Fleet". russianforces.org.