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R-12 / SS-4 SANDAL
| Specifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIA | SS-4 | SS-4 | |||
| NATO | Sandal | Sandal | |||
| Bilateral | R-12 | R-12U | |||
| Service | R-12 | R-12U (Dvina) | |||
| OKB/Industry | 8K63 | 8K63U (Acad. M. K. Yangel) | |||
| Design Bureau | OKB-586 | OKB-586 | |||
| Approved | 8/13/1955 | 5/30/1960 | |||
| Years of R&D | |||||
| Engineering and Testing | 1957-1959 | 1961-1963 | |||
| First Flight Test | 6/22/57 | 12/30/1961 | |||
| IOC | 1959 | 1963 | |||
| Deployment Date | 3/4/1959 | 5/30/63 | |||
| Type of Warhead | Single | Single | |||
| Warheads | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yield (Mt) | 1-1.3 / 2-2.3 | 1-1.3 / 2-2.3 | |||
| Payload (t) | 1.3 -1.4 / 1.63 | 1.3 -1.4 / 1.63 | |||
| Total length (m) | 22.1 - 22.77 | 22.1 - 22.77 | |||
| Total length w/o Warhead (m) |
18.4 -18.6 | 18.6 | |||
| Missile Diameter (m) | 1.65 | 1.65 | |||
| Launch Weight (t) | 41.7 - 42.2 | 41.7 - 42.2 | |||
| Fuel Weight (t) | 37 | 37 | |||
| Range (km) | 2,080 (2,000) | 2,080 (1,800 - 2,000) | |||
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||
| CEP (m) Western Sources | 1500-3000 | 1500-3000 |
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| Basing mode | Ground based | Ground and silo based | |||
| Number of Stages | 1 | |
| Booster guidance system | Inertial, autonomous | |
| Engine Designation | RD-214 | |
| Design Bureau | Glushko, OKB-456 | |
| Years of R & D | 1955-1957 | |
| Propellants | Liquid Storable | |
| Fuel | Tm-185 92%hydrocarbon/kerosene | |
| Oxidizer | AK-27 I =73% HNO3 + 27%N204 (NTO), Nitrogen Tetroxide concentrated in Nitric Acid | |
| Burning time (sec.) | 140 | |
| Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (Tonnes) | 64.75 / 74.44 operational 72.00 | |
| Specific Impulse Sea Level/Vacuum (sec.) | 230 / 264 | |
| Canister length (m) | N/A | |
| Canister Diameter (m) | N/A | |
| Launching Mode | Hot Launched | |
| Deployed boosters | 0 | |
| Test Boosters | ||
| Warheads Deployed | 0 | |
| Deployment Sites | INF Treaty data | |
| Training Launchers | ||
| Space Booster Variant | SL-7 / B-1 Interkosmos booster |
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