Kh-90 Meteorit
The Kh-90 GELA (Hypersonic Experimental Flight Vehicle) is a Soviet/Russian air-to-surface hypersonic missile. It was supposed to replace subsonic intermediate range missiles in the Soviet inventory. The missile was an ambitious project, as the main objective was to develop it into a hypersonic missile.
Also recorded as AS-19 · Koala · Meteorit · SS-N-24
Kh-90 Meteorit
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- Name
- Kh-90 GELA (NATO reporting name: AS-X-21)
- Field
- air-to-surface missile
- Region
- Russia
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Overview
It was to be a successor to the Kh-45, which never entered service. The missile was designed by Raduga. It was equipped with a one-megaton thermonuclear warhead and used inertial navigation with mid-course update via data link. It had a maximum range of 3,000 km. It was developed at the beginning of 1980, following the Kh-80 and Kholod projects. It was shown to the public an MAKS Airshow 1995.
Key facts
Key facts
• Is Missile — yes • Name — Kh-90 GELA (NATO reporting name: AS-X-21) • Origin — Russia • Type — Air-launched Hypersonic weapon • Manufacturer — MKB Raduga, Turaevo TMKB Soyuz, TsAGI • Propellant — solid propellant booster, liquid ramjet (or scramjet), kerosene • Engine — booster + Ramjet Raduga TMKB Soyuz (or Scramjet?) TsAGI • Weight — 15 metric tons • Length — 11 m • Diameter — 0.8 - 0.9m • Wingspan — 7m • Speed — Mach 5+ • Filling — various: HE, FAE, TBX, two nuclear each 1.2 Mt • Filling Weight — 200 kg to < 1.6 ton HE, 200 kg < 1.82 ton TNW • Guidance — inertial, TERCOM, GLONASS, Radar, IR IIR, TV camera, Opto-Electronic, CCD • Launch Platform — Aircraft, can be loaded on ship ground TEL, maybe submarine
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- 1.Karnozov, Vladimir. Putin Reveals Zircon Mach 9 Missile Specification. Aviation International News.
- 2.Гиперзвуковая ракета СССР Х-90 Гэла.
- 3.Гиперзвуковая ракета СССР Х-90 Гэла.
- 4.В России создана гиперзвуковая ракета.
- 5.Стратегическая крылатая ракета 3М-25 Метеорит (П-750 Гром ) - Ракетная техника. rbase.new-factoria.ru.
- 6.Х-90 ГЭЛА. testpilot.ru.
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