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.
Deployment Date: 1974Manufacturer designation: 4K75DoD designation: SS-N-8 Mod 1ASCC designation: "Sawfly"SALT designation: RSM-40Submarine: Delta ITotal Mass: 32,800 kgCore Diameter: 1.80 mTotal Length: 13.20 mSpan: 1.80 mPayload: 1100 kgMaximum range: 7,700 km (4,784 miles)Number of Standard Warheads: 1Number of stages: 2Deployment Date: 1978 Manufacturer designation: 4K75RDoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 1ASCC designation: "Stingray"SALT designation: RSM-50Submarine: Delta IIITotal Mass: 35,300 kgCore Diameter: 1.80 mTotal Length: 14.40 mSpan: 1.80 mPayload: 1650 kgMaximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)Number of Standard Warheads: 3 (0.5 Mt) Number of stages: 2Manufacturer designation: 4K75RKDoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 2ASCC designation: "Stingray"SALT designation: RSM-50Submarine: Delta IIITotal Mass: 34,388 kgCore Diameter: 1.80 mTotal Length: 14.40 mSpan: 1.80 mMaximum range: 6,500 km (4,038 miles)Number of Standard Warheads: 7 (0.1 Mt)Number of stages: 2Manufacturer designation: 4K75RLDoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 3ASCC designation: "Stingray"SALT designation: RSM-50Submarine: Delta IIITotal Mass: 35,300 kgCore Diameter: 1.80 mTotal Length: 14.09 mSpan: 1.80 mMaximum range: 9,000 km (5,592 miles)Number of Standard Warheads: 1 (0.45 Mt)Number of stages: 2 Soviet UnionThe
Soviet Navy was the only operator of the R-29.
RussiaThe
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).