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R 29 Vysota

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Place of origin
  
Soviet Union

Weight
  
32,800 kg (72,300 lb)

In service
  
1974-

Type
  
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles

Used by
  
Soviet Union, Russia, North Korea

Designer
  
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau

R-29 Vysota is a family of Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missiles, designed by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. All variants use Astro-inertial guidance systems.

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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
  • Deployment Date: 1978
  • 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)
  • Number of stages: 2
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Number of stages: 2

    • 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).

    References

    R-29 Vysota Wikipedia
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