Friday, January 09, 2009

RSM-52

IOC: 1982
Total Production: 120

Also Known As
R-39
SS-N-20 Sturgeon

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Makeyev

Applications
Project 941

Description: The RSM-52 is a submarine launched ballistic missile designed to carry 10 nuclear warheads. These missiles were deployed aboard the Typhoon-class nuclear-powered strategic submarines of the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. Each Typhoon submarine carries 20 RSM-52 ballistic missiles. The RSM-52 is the Soviet counterpart to US Trident I SLBM.

The SS-N-20 ballistic missiles will remain in active service until the Typhoon submarines have been retired from service by 2010. An improved version of this missile named the SS-N-28 was under development to replace current SS-N-20s but its future remains uncertain.

Specifications
Number of Weapons: 10

Dimensions: Diameter 2.4 m, Length 16 m

Weights: Max Weight 84,000 kg (185,185 lb)

Performance: CEP 500 m (1,640 ft), Max Range 8,300 km (4,482 nm)

Yield: 1,000 kiloton

Operators

Russia / 60

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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