R-7 - SS-6 SAPWOOD
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| DIA | SS-6 | SS-6 |
| NATO | Sapwood | Sapwood |
| Bilateral | ||
| Service | R-7 | R-7A, R-7M |
| OKB/Industry | 8K71 | 8K74/8K710 |
| Design Bureaus |
OKB-1 (Acad. S. P. Korolev), NII-88 |
OKB-1 (Acad. S. P. Korolev), NII-88 |
| Approved | 5/20/1954 | 7/2/1958 |
| Years of R&D | 1954 -1959 | 1954 -1959 |
| Engineering and Testing | 1957 - 59 | 1959 - 60 |
| First Flight Test | 5/15/57 | 12/23/59 |
| IOC | 1960 | 1960 |
| Deployment Date | 1/20/1960 | 9/12/1960 |
| Type of Warhead | Single | Single |
| Warheads | 1 | 1 |
| Yield (Mt) | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Payload (t) | 5.3 -5.5 | 3.0 -3.7 or 2.2 |
| Total length (m) | 34.22 - 33 - 31.07 | 31.070 |
| Total length w/o warhead (m) | 28 | 28 |
| Missile Diameter (m) | 2.95 core sustainer Total = 10.3 | 2.95 core sustainer Total = 10.3 |
| Launch Weight (t) | Total = 280 -283 | 274.5 Total = 276 |
| Fuel Weight (t) | Total = 253 | Total = 250 |
| Range (km) | 8,000-8,500-8,800 | 9,000-9,500 or 12,000-14,000 |
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) | 2,500 -5,000 | 5,000 |
| CEP (m) (Western Sources) | 3,700 | 3,000 -3,700 |
| Number of Stages | 2 |
| Canister length (m) | N/A |
| Canister length w/o Front meters (m) |
N/A |
| Canister diameter (m) | N/A |
| Booster guidance system | Autonomous inertial plus radio control |
| 1st stage | 2nd stage | |
|---|---|---|
| four Strap-on's | Sustainer Core | |
| Length (m) | 19.2 | 28.0 |
| Body diameter (m) | 2.68 tapered cone | 2.15 -2.95 hammerhead shape |
| Fueled weight (t) | 4 x 42.5=170.0 4 x 39.2=156.8 |
1st. 30.08+2nd. 79.92=110 total -5.5 warhead=104.5 or 5.5 + core 93.355 +11.145=110-5.5=104.5 or 95.400 + Payload Mass |
| Dry weight (t) | ~22 -24.5 total + Payload Mass or 3.784 x 4=15.1360 | ~22 total + Payload Mass or 6.525 + Payload Mass |
| Engine Designation | Four RD-107 's (8D74) | RD-108 (8D75) |
| Design bureau | Acad. V. P. Glushko OKB-456 | Acad. V. P. Glushko OKB-456 |
| Years of R&D | 1954-1957 | 1954-57 |
| Propellants | Liquid | Liquid |
| Fuel | Kerosene, (T-1) | Kerosene, (T-1) |
| Oxidizer | Liquid Oxygen | Liquid Oxygen |
| Burning time (sec.) | 120-118 + 10 start | 310 - 320 + 10 start time |
| Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (Tonnes) | 8 x ~ 3.9 = 31.2 Vac. Total | 4 x ~3.9 = 15.6 Vac. Total |
| Main engines Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (Tonnes) | 4 x 83.77=334.8 / 4 x 99-102=408 | 1 x 75.90 / 90-93- 94.1-96 Vac. |
| Total thrust launch (Tonnes) |
403.4/9 - 410.7 | 1st. shutdown thrust 497 |
| Specific Impulse (sec.) | 257-259 / 305-308 | 248 / 305-309-315-316 |
| Basing Mode | Ground Based |
| Launching Mode | Hot launch |
| Deployed boosters | 0 |
| Test Boosters | |
| Warheads Deployed | 0 |
| Deployment Sites | 5 launch pads -3 Plesetsk, 2 Baikonur |
| Training Launchers | |
| Space Booster Variant | Yes SL-1/A, Sputnik SL-3, A-1, Lunik, Vostok SL-4/A-2, Soyuz SL-6/A-2-e, Molniya SL-4/ A-2 / Soyuz-2 |
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