Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
R-13 / SS-N-4 SARK
| Specifications |
| DIA |
SS-N-4 |
| NATO |
Sark |
| Bilateral |
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| Service |
R-13 |
| OKB/Industry |
4K50 |
| Design Bureau |
SKB-385 |
| Approved |
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| Years of R&D |
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| Engineering and Testing |
1959-1960 |
| First Flight Test |
1959 |
| IOC |
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| Deployment Date |
10/13/1961 |
| Launch system |
D-2/D-3 |
| Submarine |
Golf & Hotel class |
| Type of Warhead |
Single |
| Warheads |
1 |
| Yield (mt) |
1 |
| Payload (t) |
1.6 |
| Total length (m) |
11.8 |
| Total length w/o warhead (m) |
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| Missile Diameter (m) |
1.3 |
| Diameter of Stabilizers (m) |
1.9 |
| Launch Weight (t) |
13.745 |
| Fuel Weight (t) |
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| Range (km) |
600 |
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) |
4,000 |
| CEP (m) Western Sources) |
1,800 - 3,900 |
| Number of Stages |
1 |
| Warheads Deployed |
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| Booster guidance system |
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| Engine Designation |
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| Propellants |
Liquid |
| Fuel |
AK-27I |
| Oxidizer |
TG-02 |
| Burning time (s) |
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| Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (kn) |
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| Specific Impulse (s) |
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| Launching Technique |
Surfaced |
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