R-36
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The R-36 is a family of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and space launch vehicles (Tsyklon) designed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The original R-36 was deployed under the GRAU index 8K67 and was given the NATO reporting name SS-9 Scarp. It was able to carry three warheads and was the first Soviet MIRV missile. The later version, the R-36M, also known as RS20, was produced under the GRAU designations 15A14 and 15A18 and was given the NATO reporting name SS-18 Satan. This missile was viewed by certain United States analysts as giving the Soviet Union first strike advantage over the U.S., particularly because of its rapid silo-reload ability, very heavy throw weight and extremely large number of re-entry vehicles. Some versions of the R-36M were deployed with 10 warheads and up to 40 penetration aids and the missile's high throw-weight made it theoretically capable of carrying more warheads or penetration aids. Contemporary U.S. missiles, such as the Minuteman III, carried up to three warheads at most.
1974
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8K67; SS-9 Scarp; Scarp
diameter 3.05 metre, length 32.2 metre, mass 209600 kilogram,
Pivdenmash, Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces, Soviet Union,
Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, launch vehicle, 1974,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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R-36-O ⓘ
Soviet orbital missile -
R-36M ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile