SS-15 Scrooge
RT-20 | |
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Type | ICBM |
Place of origin | USSR |
Specifications | |
Weight | 13,430 kg (29,610 lb) |
Length | 17.50 m (57.4 ft) |
Diameter | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Operational range | 11,000 km (6,800 mi) |
The RT-20 was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The control system for it was designed at NPO "Electropribor"[1] (Kharkiv, Ukraine). It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-15 Scrooge and carried the GRAU index 8K99.
The RT-20 was the first mobile ICBM designed by the Soviet Union.
Operator
- Soviet Union
- The Strategic Rocket Forces was the only operator of the RT-20.
See also
External links
- RT-20P/SS-15 Scrooge, at www.globalsecurity.org
References
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