R-39 / SS-N-20 STURGEON
| Specifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DIA | SS-N-20 | ||
| NATO | Sturgeon | ||
| Bilateral | RSM-52 | ||
| Service | R-39 | ||
| OKB/Industry | 3M-65 & 3M-91 | ||
| Design Bureau | Makeyev | ||
| Approved | |||
| Years of R&D | 1973-`979 | ||
| Engineering and Testing | |||
| First Flight Test | 1979 | ||
| IOC | |||
| Deployment Date | May 1983 | ||
| Launch system | D-19 with 20 missiles | ||
| Submarine | Typhoon | ||
| Type of Warhead | MIRVed | ||
| Warheads | 10 | ||
| Yield (mt) | 0.1 each | ||
| Payload (kg) | 2550 | ||
| Total length (m) | 16.0 | ||
| Total length w/o warhead (m) | 8.4 | ||
| Missile Diameter (m) | 2.4 | ||
| Diameter of Stabilizers (m) | |||
| Launch Weight (t) | 90 | ||
| Fuel Weight (t) | |||
| Range (km) | |||
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) | 500 | ||
| CEP (m) Western Sources) | |||
| Number of Stages | 3 | ||
| Warheads Deployed | |||
| Booster guidance system | Astro-inertial | ||
1st stage |
2nd stage |
3rd stage |
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| Length (m) | |||
| Body diameter (m) | |||
| Fueled weight (t) | |||
| Dry weight (t) | |||
| Engine Designation | |||
| Propellants | Solid | Solid | Solid |
| Fuel | |||
| Oxidizer | |||
| Burning time (s) | |||
| Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (kn) | |||
| Specific Impulse (s) | |||
| Launching Technique | Underwater dry start | ||
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