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R-29

IOC: 1973

Also Known As
4K75
R-29D
RSM-40
SS-N-8 Sawfly

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Makeyev

Applications
Project 667B
Project 667BD

Description: R-29, SS-N-8 Sawfly Western designation, was the first Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) developed in the Soviet Union featuring an intercontinental range greater than 7,000 kilometers. The ballistic missile consisted of a two-stage design fuelled by liquid propellant. It was equipped with a single nuclear warhead. R-29 ballistic missiles were provided to Project 667B (Delta I) and Project 667BD (Delta II) strategic submarines.

In addition to its intercontinental range, R-29 missile was provided with countermeasures and a computer-based guidance system combining stars position and inertial system for improved accuracy. In the late 1970s the Soviet Union introduced the improved R-29D featuring a range in excess of 9,000 kilometers. R-29D was provided to Project 667BD boats and replaced the R-29 model on Project 667B submarines.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 1,800 mm, Length 13 m

Weights: Max Weight 33,300 kg (73,413 lb), Payload 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)

Performance: CEP 1,500 m (4,921 ft), Max Range 9,100 km (4,914 nm)

Yield: 1,500 kiloton

Operators

Russia

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
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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