RS-28 Sarmat
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The RS-28 Sarmat (Russian: РС-28 Сармат,[7] named after the Sarmatians;[8] NATO reporting name: SS-X-29[9] or SS-X-30[10]), often colloquially referred to as Satan II by media outlets, is a three-stage Russian silo-based, liquid-fueled, HGV-capable and FOBS-capable super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) produced by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau.[7][11][12][13] It is intended to replace the Soviet R-36M ICBM in Russia's arsenal.[14]
RS-28 Sarmat (РС-28 Сармат) | |
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Type | Superheavy Intercontinental ballistic missile |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 2023 |
Used by | Strategic Rocket Forces |
Production history | |
Designer | Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau |
Manufacturer | KrasMash, Zlatoust MZ, NPO Energomash, NPO Mashinostroyeniya, KBKhA |
Specifications | |
Mass | 208.1 tonnes[1] |
Length | 35.5 m[2] |
Diameter | 3 m[2] |
Warhead | Thermonuclear
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Engine |
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Propellant | Liquid |
Operational range |
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Guidance system | Inertial guidance, GLONASS, Astro-inertial |
Launch platform | Silo |
The Sarmat is one of six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian president Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.[15] The RS-28 Sarmat made its first test flight on 20 April 2022.[16] On 16 August 2022, a state contract was signed for the manufacture and supply of the Sarmat strategic missile system.[17] The missile officially entered combat service in September 2023, as the world's longest range and most powerful extant ICBM system.[18][19]