Topol - SS-25 Specifications
Specifications |
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| DIA | PL-5 & SS-25 | |||
| NATO | Sickle | |||
| Bilateral | RS-12M | |||
| Service | RT-2PM/Topol | |||
| OKB/Industry | 15Zh58 | |||
| Design Bureau | (MIT) Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, Acad. A. D. Nadiradze | |||
| Approved | 7/19/1977 | |||
| Years of R&D | 1974-80 | |||
| Engineering and Testing | 1980-85 | |||
| First Flight test | 10/27/1982 failure, 2/8/1983 success | |||
| IOC | 7/23/1985 authorized, 8/2/1985 operational | |||
| Deployment Date | 12/1/1988 | |||
| Type of Warhead | Single | |||
| Warheads | 1 | |||
| Yield (Mt) | 0.550 | |||
| Payload (t) | 1,000 ? 1,200 | |||
| Total length (m) | 20.5 - 21.5 | |||
| Total length w/o warhead (m) | 18.5 | |||
| Missile Diameter (m) | 1.80 | |||
| Launch Weight (t) | 45.1 | |||
| Fuel Weight (t) | ||||
| Range (km) | 10,500 | |||
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) | 900 | |||
| CEP (m) (Western Sources) | 150-250 | |||
| Number of Stages | 3 |
| Canister length (m) | 22.3 |
| Canister length w/o front Meters (m) |
20.0 |
| Canister diameter (m) | 2.0 |
| Booster guidance system | Inertial, autonomous |
| 1st stage | 2nd stage | 3rdstage | 4th.Stage Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length (m) | 8.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Body diameter (m) | 1.86 | 1.55 | 1.34 | 0.8 |
| Fueled weight (t) | 27.8 | |||
| Dry weight (t) | ||||
| Solid Motor Designation | ||||
| Propellants | Solid Propellant | Solid Propellant | Solid | |
| Burning time (sec.) | ||||
| Solid Motor Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (Tonnes) | ||||
| Specific Impulse Sea Level/Vacuum (sec.) | ||||
| Basing Mode | Road-Mobile/Silo |
| Launch Technique | Mortor/Cold |
| Deployed boosters | 288 |
| Test Boosters | 5 |
| Warheads Deployed | 288 |
| Training Launchers | |
| Space Booster Variant | START-1 |
Deployment Sites
| START | Locale US-Designation |
| Irkutsk | |
| Kansk | |
| Krasnoyarsk | Gladkaya |
| Lida | |
| Mozyr ? | |
| Nizhniy Tagil | Verknyaya Salda |
| Teykovo | Teykovo |
| Yoshkar Ola | Yoshkar Ola |
| Yur ? ya | Yurya |
APU 15U168 with ICBM RT-2PM
| Full mass | 106 t |
| Dimensions (with TPK) | 22.3x3.8x4.4 m |
| TPK length | 22.3 m |
| TPK diameter | 2.0 m |
| Propulsion power | 710 HP |
| Chassis type | seven-axle wheeled chassis with hydromechanical transmission |
| Wheel formula | 14x12 |
| Fuel range | 400 km |
| Warranty mileage | 18 thousand km |
| Security against PF YA | 0.3 kgf / cm 2 |
| Movement speed: | |
| on paved roads | 40 km/h |
| on dirt roads | 30 km/h |
| through the explored area | 15 km/h |
shelter type "Krona" for APU with ICBM RT-2PM
| Shelter length | 30.4 m |
| Shelter Height | 7.2 m |
| Cover Width | 8.1 m |
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