R-29 Vysota Explained
| R-29 Vysota/RSM-40 |
| Origin: | Soviet Union/Russia |
| Type: | SLBM |
| Is Missile: | yes |
| Service: | 1974–present |
| Used By: | Russian Navy |
| Designer: | Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau |
| Weight: | 32800kg (72,300lb) |
| Length: | 13.2m (43.3feet) |
| Diameter: | 1.8m |
| Velocity: | 123m/s |
| Range: | 123m (404feet) |
| Payload Capacity: | 1100 kg |
| Guidance: | astro-inertial |
| Propellant: | liquid[1] |
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.[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
- 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
- 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
- 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
See main article: R-29RM Shtil.
R-29RMU
See main article: R-29RMU Sineva.
R-29RMU2
See main article: R-29RMU2 Layner.
Operators
- 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 ballistic missile submarines:[5] [6]
- Delta IV class has 16 (R-29RMU/RMU2) per ship.
Former operators
See also
References
- Web site: Ballistic and cruise missile threat . 20 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170718062556/http://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE=&portalid=19 . 18 July 2017 . dead .
- Web site: R-29 / SS-N-8 SAWFLY . 4 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150409074314/https://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/slbm/r-29.htm . 9 April 2015 . dead .
- Web site: SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research. bos.sagepub.com.
- [:ru:Подводные лодки проекта 667БДР «Кальмар»]
- Web site: Strategic Fleet. russianforces.org. January 2017. 25 August 2019.
- Two Project 667BDR submarines withdrawn from service. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 14 March 2018. 25 August 2019. Podvig. Pavel.
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