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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


UR-100MR / SS-17 SPANKER


Specifications
  Mod-1 Mod-2 Mod-3
DIA SS-17 SS-17 SS-17
NATO Spanker Spanker Spanker
Bilateral RS-16A RS-16A RS-16B
Service MR-UR-100 MR-UR-100 MR-UR-100 UTTKh or MR-UR-100U
OKB/Industry 15A15 15A15 15A16
Design Bureau OKB-586 Acad. V. F. Utkin OKB-586 Acad. V. F. Utkin OKB-586 Acad. V. F. Utkin
Approved 9/1970 9/1969 8/16/1976
Years of R&D 1964-70 1964-70  
Engineering and Testing 1971-74 1970-75 1977-79
First Flight Test 09/15/1972 failure 12/26/71 success 12/26/1971 10/25/1977
IOC 05/06/1975 1975 10/17/1978
Deployment Date 12/30/1975 12/30/1975 12/17/1980
Type of Warhead MIRV Single MIRV
Warheads 4 1 4
Yield (Mt) 0.350-0.750 3.5-6.0 0.550 - 0.750
Payload (t) 2.550 2.550 2.550
Total length (m) 22.52 21.6 ? 22.52 23.9
Total length w/o
Warhead (m)
20.9 20.9 20.9
Missile Diameter (m) 2.25 2.25 2.25
Launch Weight (t) 71.1 71.1 71.1 - 72
Fuel Weight (t) 63.2 63.2 63.2
Range (km) 10,200 -10,320 10,100 -10,320 10,200 -11,000
CEP (m)
(Russian Sources)
1,080 1,080 920
CEP (m)
(Western Sources)
440-500 420-450 220-400


Number of Stages 2
Canister length (m) 21.6
Canister length w/o
Front meters (m)
 
Canister diameter (m) 2.5
Booster guidance system Inertial, autonomous


  1st stage 2nd stage
Length (m) 14.3, 14.9 3.2
Body diameter (m) 2.25 2.15
Fueled weight (t) 59.0  
Dry weight (t)    
Engine Designation RD-268 Main Engine RD-262 (15D169)
Engine Designation RD-263 Vernier Engine N/A
Design Bureau Acad. V. P. Glushko
(OKB-456)
Yuzhnoye
(OKB- 586)
Configuration One Main Engine, One Four Chamber Verniers Engine One Chamber
Year of R & D main engines 1969-1973 1969-1972
Year of R & D Vernier engine 1970-1973 N/A
Propellants Liquid Liquid
Fuel UDMH UDMH
Oxidizer Nitrogen Tetroxide Nitrogen Tetroxide
Burning time (sec.) 130 195
Main Engine Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (Tonnes) 117/126 14.5 44 Vacuum
Verniers Thrust Sea Level/Vacuum (Tonnes) 28.230 /? N/A
Main Engine Specific Impulse Sea Level/Vacuum (sec.) ?/319 331 Vacuum
Vernier engine Specific Impulse Sea Level/Vacuum (sec.) 259/301 N/A


Basing Mode Silo
Hardness  
Launching Technique Mortar Launch
Deployed boosters  
Test Boosters  
Warheads Deployed  
Training Launchers  
Space Booster Variant No



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