Wednesday, January 07, 2009

3M80

IOC: 1982

Also Known As
3M80E
SS-N-22 Sunburn

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Progress Arseniev Aircraft Company
Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)

Applications
Bora
Molniya
Project 11541
Project 1155
Project 671RTM
Project 956

Family Members
Kh-41

Description: The 3M80, SS-N-22 Sunburn NATO-codename, is a supersonic, long range, ship-launched, anti-ship missile designed to penetrate sophisticated ship air defenses. It relies on an inertial navigation system to reach the target area. Once there, the 3M80 employs its active radar seeker to search, detect and lock on the target. It is so fast that the ship's air defenses have only a few seconds to act against the incoming missile. A fewer reaction time maximizes 3M80 missile kill probability.

The 3M80 supersonic anti-ship missile has been deployed onboard Soviet destroyers and fast attack boats. It features a cruise speed of Mach 2.2 at low altitude and a maximum speed of Mach 2.5. These anti-ship missiles were intended to penetrate the sophisticated AEGIS weapon system mounted on US cruisers and destroyers.

Specifications
Dimensions: Length 9.7 m, Width 2.1 m

Weights: Max Weight 4,000 kg (8,818 lb), Warhead 300 kg (661 lb)

Performance: Cruise Speed 731 mps (Mach 2.20), Max Range 120 km (65 nm), Min Range 10,000 m (32,808 ft), Top Speed 830 mps (Mach 2.50)

Operators

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China

Iran

Russia

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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