R-29 / SS-N-8 SAWFLY
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mod1 | Mod2 | |
| DIA | SS-N-8 | SS-N-8 |
| NATO | Sawfly | Sawfly |
| Bilateral | RSM-40 | RSM-40 |
| Service | R-29 | R-29 |
| OKB/Industry | 4K75 | |
| Design Bureau | SKB-385 | SKB-385 |
| Approved | ||
| Years of R&D | ||
| Engineering and Testing | ||
| First Flight Test | ||
| IOC | ||
| Deployment Date | 3/12/1974 | 1978 |
| Launch system | D-9 with 12 missiles | D-9D with 16 missiles |
| Submarine | Delta I | Delta I & Delta II |
| Type of Warhead | ||
| Warheads | Single | |
| Yield (Russian sources) | ||
| Yield (Western sources) | 0.6-1.5 MT | 0.6-1.5 MT |
| Payload (t) | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Total length (m) | 13 | |
| Total length w/o warhead (m) | ||
| Missile Diameter (m) | 1.8 | |
| Diameter of Stabilizers (m) | ||
| Launch Weight (t) | 33.3 | |
| Fuel Weight (t) | ||
| Range (km) | 7,800 | 9,100 |
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) | 1,500 | 900 |
| CEP (m) Western Sources) | 900 | 900 |
| Number of Stages | 2 | |
| Warheads Deployed | ||
| Booster guidance system | Astroinertial | |
| 1st stage | 2nd stage | |
| Length (m) | ||
| Body diameter (m) | ||
| Fueled weight (t) | ||
| Dry weight (t) | ||
| Engine Designation | ||
| Propellants | Liquid | Liquid |
| Fuel | ||
| Oxidizer | ||
| Burning time (s) | ||
| Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (kn) | ||
| Specific Impulse (s) | ||
| Launching Technique | Underwater "wet start"/surfaced | |
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