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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


R-31 / RSM-45 SS-N-17 SNIPE

Specifications
DIA SS-N-17
NATO Snipe
Bilateral RSM-45
Service R-31
OKB/Industry 3M17
Design Bureau KB Arsenal
Approved  
Years of R&D  
Engineering and Testing  
First Flight Test 1973
IOC  
Deployment Date September 1980
Launch system D-11 with 12 missiles
Submarine Yankee II
Type of Warhead Single
Warheads 1
Yield (mt) 0.5
Payload (t) 0.45
Total length (m) 11
Total length w/o warhead (m) 10.6
Missile Diameter (m) 1.54
Diameter of Stabilizers (m)  
Launch Weight (t) 26.9
Fuel Weight (t)  
Range (km)  
CEP (m) (Russian Sources)  
CEP (m) Western Sources)  
Number of Stages 2
Warheads Deployed  
Booster guidance system  
  1st stage 2nd stage
Length (m)    
Body diameter (m)    
Fueled weight (t)    
Dry weight (t)    
Engine Designation    
Propellants Solid Solid
Fuel    
Oxidizer    
Burning time (s)    
Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (kn)    
Specific Impulse (s)    
Launching Technique Underwater dry start
Firing condition
  • Sea state - Any weather
  • Submarine speed, kn



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