| Is Missile: | yes |
| RT-2 SS-13 Savage | |
| Origin: | Soviet Union |
| Type: | Intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Used By: | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Service: | 1968-1976 |
| Engine: | Three-stage solid propellant |
| Weight: | 45100kg (99,400lb) |
| Length: | 21.5m (70.5feet) |
| Diameter: | 1.7m (05.6feet) |
| Vehicle Range: | 10,000 km |
| Guidance: | autonomous inertial guidance |
| Accuracy: | Maximum error: 4 km, CEP: 1900 m, |
| Launch Platform: | silo-based |
The RT-2 was an intercontinental ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union, which was in service from December 1968 until 1976.[1] It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-13 Savage and carried the GRAU index 8K98. Designed by OKB-1,[2] about 60 were built by 1972.
The RT-2 was the first solid-propellant ICBM in Soviet service, and was a development of the earlier RT-1 series. It was a three-stage inertially-guided missile comparable to the American Minuteman missile. It was armed with a single 600 kiloton warhead and was silo-launched, although a rail-based version was contemplated by Soviet planners. It was deployed in the Yoshkar-Ola missile field.
The Soviets used the two upper stages of the RT-2 to develop the RT-15 mobile IRBM system. The RT-2PM Topol is supposedly a modernized version of the RT-2
The RT-2 was capable of delivering a 1200lb class payload to a maximum operational range of approximately 10,000 km (5,500 nautical miles)[3]
A single launch control center (LCC) monitored numbers of launchers. The hardened and dispersed silo concept increased system survivability and provided steady environmental controls from the solid-propellant motors. Headquarters RVSN exercised normal control of the RT-2 missile force, through an intermediate RVSN Army and launch complex headquarters (HCC). A launch complex consisted of an HCC and several LCCs, monitoring numerous underground launchers.
| RT-2 Test Launches | |||||
| Date | System | Location | Range (NM) | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1966 | RT-2 Mod | Kapustin Yar | |||