RSD-10 Pioneer
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"SS-20" redirects here. For other uses, see SS-20 (disambiguation).
The RSD-10 Pioneer (Russian: ракета средней дальности (РСД) «Пионер» tr.: raketa sredney dalnosti (RSD) "Pioner"; English: Medium-Range Missile "Pioneer") was an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, deployed by the Soviet Union from 1976 to 1988. It carried GRAU designation 15Ж45 (15Zh45). Its NATO reporting name was SS-20 Saber.
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RSD-10 Pioneer SS-20 Saber | |
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Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1976 – 1988 |
Used by | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces |
Production history | |
Designer | Alexander Nadiradze (Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology) |
Manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant |
Specifications | |
Mass | 51,900 kg (114,400 lb) |
Length | 21.5 m (71 ft) |
Diameter | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) |
Warhead | 1 x 1.65 Mt or 3 x 550 kt |
Engine | Two-stage solid-fuel rocket[1] |
Operational range | 5,800 km (3,600 mi) |
Maximum speed | Up to 7.43 km/s |
Guidance system | Inertial |
Accuracy | 150-450 m CEP |
Launch platform | Road-mobile TEL |
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Its deployment was a major cause of NATO's 'Double-Track Decision', which led to the deployment of more medium-range nuclear weapons in Western Europe. The RSD-10 was withdrawn from service under the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.