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Type
  
ICBM

Weight
  
13,430 kg (29,610 lb)

Diameter
  
1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)

Place of origin
  
USSR

Length
  
17.50 m (57.4 ft)

Operational range
  
11,000 km (6,800 mi)

SS-15 Scrooge

The RT-20 was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The control system for it was designed at NPO "Electropribor" (Kharkiv, Ukraine). It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-15 Scrooge and carried the GRAU index 8K99.

The RT-20 was the first mobile ICBM designed by the Soviet Union.

Operator

 Soviet Union
The Strategic Rocket Forces was the only operator of the RT-20.

References

SS-15 Scrooge Wikipedia