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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


R-21 / SS-N-5 SERB

Specifications
DIA SS-N-5
NATO Sark
Bilateral  
Service  
OKB/Industry 4K55
Design Bureau OKB-586/SKB-385
Approved  
Years of R&D  
Engineering and Testing  
First Flight Test 2/24/1962
IOC  
Deployment Date 15/5/1963
Launch system D-4 with 3 missiles
Submarine Golf-II / Hotel II
Warheads 1
Yield 0.8-1.0 MT - Russian sources
2.0-3.5 MT - Western sources
Payload (kg) 1,200
Total length (m) 12.9-14.3
Total length w/o warhead (m)  
Missile Diameter (m) 1.3-1.4
Diameter of Stabilizers (m)  
Launch Weight (t) 16.6-19.7
Fuel Weight (t)  
Range (km) 1400
CEP (m) (Russian Sources) 2,800
CEP (m) Western Sources) 1,800 - 3,900
Number of Stages 1
Warheads deployed  
Booster guidance system Inertial
Engine Designation  
Propellants Liquid
Fuel  
Oxidizer  
Burning time (s)  
Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (kn)  
Specific Impulse (s)  
Launching Technique Underwater
Firing conditions:
  • Sea state - Up to 5
  • Submarine Speed, kn - 4 (at 40 to 50m depth)



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