R-29 Vysota
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
R-29 Vysota/RSM-40 | |
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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 | |
Mass | 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 (Russian: Р-29 Высота, lit. 'height') 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 and Delta II
- 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 (800 kt)
- Number of stages: 2
R-29R
[citation needed]
- 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 (500 kt) [3]
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RK
[citation needed]
- 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 (100 kt)
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RL
[citation needed]
- 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 (450 kt)[4]
- Number of stages: 2
R-29RM
R-29RMU
R-29RMU2
Operators
- Russia
- The Russian Navy is the only operator of the R-29 missile family. Modernized and active variants are the R-29RMU Sineva and R-29RMU2 Layner. As of 2023, 64 R-29RMU/RMU2 on Delta-class ballistic missile submarines:[5][6]
- Delta IV class has 16 (R-29RMU/RMU2) per ship.
- K-51 Verkhoturye
- K-114 Tula
- K-18 Karelia
- K-407 Novomoskovsk
Former operators
See also
- 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
- ^ "Ballistic and cruise missile threat". Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "R-29 / SS-N-8 SAWFLY". Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b "SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research". bos.sagepub.com.
- ^ ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»
- ^ "Strategic Fleet". russianforces.org. January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Podvig, Pavel (14 March 2018). "Two Project 667BDR submarines withdrawn from service". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links
- CSIS Missile Threat - SS-N-18
- FAS guide on the R-29R
- FAS guide on the R-29RM
- State Rocket Company Makayev
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- AA-1 Alkali
- AA-2 Atoll
- AA-3 Anab
- AA-4 Awl
- AA-5 Ash
- AA-6 Acrid
- AA-7 Apex
- AA-8 Aphid
- AA-9 Amos
- AA-10 Alamo
- AA-11 Archer
- AA-12 Adder
- AA-13 Arrow
- K-74M2 (R-73M)
- K-77M (R-77M)
- KS-172
to-surface
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- 10Kh 14Kh 18Kh RV-1
- AS-1 Kennel
- AS-2 Kipper
- AS-3 Kangaroo
- AS-4 Kitchen
- AS-5 Kelt
- AS-6 Kingfish
- AS-7 Kerry
- AS-8 Kokon AT-6
- AS-9 Kyle
- AS-10 Karen
- AS-11 Kilter
- AS-12 Kegler
- AS-13 Kingbolt
- AS-14 Kedge
- AS-15 Kent
- AS-16 Kickback
- AS-17 Krypton
- AS-18 Kazoo
- AS-X-19 Koala
- AS-20 Kayak
- AS-X-21
- AS-22 Kh-59MK2S/69
- AS-4M Kh-32
- AS-23 Kh-38/36
- AS-24 Kh-36
- Kh-45
- AS-25 Kh-50
- AS-26 Kh-BD
- Kh-90
- AS-27 Sunburn A Kh-41
- AS-28 Strobile A Kh-61
- AS-29 Sizzler Club A
- Hermes A ATS
- Kh-50
- LMUR Izd. 305
- Iz 85 Kh-MD-E
- Kh-74M2 "GZUR"
- AS-X-36 Stone AH (Kh-76)
- AS-37 BrahMos AL
- Zirkon (Kh-72) ASM
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guided
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- AT-9 Spiral-2
- AT-10 Stabber
- AT-11 Sniper
- AT-12 Swinger
- AT-13 Saxhorn-2
- АТ-14 Spriggan
- АТ-15 Springer
- AT-16 Scallion
- 'Avtonomya' IR FF
- Hermes A/M/K ATS
- LMUR Izd. 305
- Kh-50
- Iz 85 Kh-MD-E
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to-surface
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