SS-15 Scrooge

RT-20
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)

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.

SS-15. UK MoD Defence Intelligence drawing.

Operator

UK MoD Defence Intelligence assessment. Complete report montaged.
 Soviet Union
The Strategic Rocket Forces was the only operator of the RT-20.

See also

References

  1. Krivonosov, Khartron: Computers for rocket guidance systems
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