R-29 Vysota

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]

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

 Russia

Former operators

 Soviet Union

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  3. 1 2 "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research". bos.sagepub.com.
  4. ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»
  5. russianforces (January 2017). "Strategic Fleet". russianforces.org.
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