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R-29 Vysota is a family of Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n submarine-launched ballistic missile

Submarine-launched ballistic missile

A submarine-launched ballistic missile is a ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead that can be launched from submarines. Modern variants usually deliver multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles each of which carries a warhead and allows a single launched missile to...

s, designed by State Rocket Center Makayev. Development of the R-29 SLBMs started in the 1963 and was first launched in 1969. It uses the storable Liquid rocket propellants

Liquid rocket propellants

The highest specific impulse chemical rockets use liquid propellants. This type of propellant has a long history going back to the first rockets and is still in use, for example in the Space Shuttle and Ariane 5.-Early development:...

N2O4/UDMH. Over time different versions have developed listed below. The R-29 is in use with Russian Navy on Delta I, Delta II, Delta III

Delta III class submarine

The 667BDR Kaľmar Delta-III class submarine is a large ballistic missile submarine operated by Russian Navy. Like as other previous Delta class submarines the Delta III is a double hulled design with a thin low magnetic steel outer hull wrapped around a thicker inner pressure hull.- Design :The...

and Delta IV class submarine. The R-29 can be equipped with nuclear warheads, but is also used for launching artificial satellites. The R-29R variant is sold for commercial satellite launches as the Volna

Volna

Space launch vehicle Volna , is a converted SLBM used for launching artificial satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29R designed by State Rocket Center Makayev and related to the Shtil' Launch Vehicle . The Volna is a 3 stage launch vehicle that uses liquid propellant...

, while the R-29RM is being sold as the Shtil'

Shtil'

Space launch vehicle Shtil Space launch vehicle Shtil Space launch vehicle Shtil (Russian: (Штиль - calm (weather)), is a converted SLBM used for launching artificial satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29RM designed by State Rocket Center Makeyev and related to the Volna Launch Vehicle....

launch vehicle.

R-29

Deployment Date: 1974
Manufacturer designation: 4K75
DoD designation: SS-N-8 Mod 1
ASCC designation: "Sawfly"
SALT designation: RSM-40
Submarine: Delta I
Delta class submarine
The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
Total Mass: 32,800 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 13.20 m
Span: 1.80 m
Payload: 1100 kg
Maximum range: 7700 km
Number Standard Warheads: 1
Number of stages: 2

R-29D

Deployment Date: 1978
Manufacturer designation: 4K75D
DoD designation: SS-N-8 Mod 2
ASCC designation: "Sawfly"
SALT designation: RSM-40
Submarine: Delta II
Delta class submarine
The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
Total Mass: 33,300 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 13.00 m
Span: 1.80 m
Payload: 1100 kg
Maximum range: 9100 km
Number Standard Warheads: 1
Number of stages: 2

R-29R

Deployment Date: 1979
Manufacturer designation: 4K75R
DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 1
ASCC designation: "Stingray"
SALT designation: RSM-50
Submarine: Delta III
Delta class submarine
The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
Total Mass: 35,300 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 14.40 m
Span: 1.80 m
Payload: 1650 kg
Maximum range: 6,500 km
Number Standard Warheads: 3 (0,2 мт)
Number of stages: 2

R-29RK

Manufacturer designation: 4K75RK
DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 2
ASCC designation: "Stingray"
SALT designation: RSM-50
Submarine: Delta III
Delta class submarine
The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
Total Mass: 34,388 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 14.40 m
Span: 1.80 m
Maximum range: 6,500 km
Number Standard Warheads: 7 (0,1 мт)
Number of stages: 2

R-29RL

Manufacturer designation: 4K75RL
DoD designation: SS-N-18 Mod 3
ASCC designation: "Stingray"
SALT designation: RSM-50
Submarine: Delta III
Delta class submarine
The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
Total Mass: 35,300 kg
Core Diameter: 1.80 m
Total Length: 14.09 m
Span: 1.80 m
Maximum range: 9,000 km
Number Standard Warheads: 1 (0,45 мт)
Number of stages: 2

R-29RM

Deployment Date: 1986
Manufacturer designation: 4K75RM
DoD designation: SS-N-23
ASCC designation: "Skif"
SALT designation: RSM-54
Submarine: Delta IV
Delta class submarine
The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
Total Mass: 40,300 kg
Core Diameter: 1.90 m
Total Length: 14.80 m
Span: 1.90 m
Payload: 2800 kg
Maximum range: 8300 km
Number Standard Warheads: 4 (tested with 10)
Number of stages: 3

Operator

: The Soviet Navy

Soviet Navy

The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...

was the only operator of the R-29.
: The Russian Navy inherited the R-29 from the Soviet Navy.

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