RT-21 Temp 2S
The RT-21 Temp 2S (pace) was a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-16 Sinner and carried the industry designation 15Zh42 (15Ж42). The RT-21 was the first mobile ICBM developed in the world.
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RT-21 Temp 2S
- Name
- RT-21 Temp 2S SS-16 Sinner
- Field
- intercontinental ballistic missile.
- Region
- Russia.
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Its innovative concept and design were created by Alexander Nadiradze. The RSD-10 Pioneer and succeeding missile complexes relied on the RT-21 base concept and were used by Nadiradze for many of his later projects. The program became mired in a series of treaty complications, including questions regarding its use of theatre missile launchers. It is unlikely that the RT-21 ultimately reached deployment, and by the mid-1980s, the program had been scrapped. Its maximum period of storage on a launcher was 5 years, and preparation time for launch was 40 minutes.
Key facts
Key facts
• Is Missile — yes • Name — RT-21 Temp 2S SS-16 Sinner • Type — Intercontinental ballistic missile • Used By — USSR • Designer — Alexander Nadiradze (Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology) • Manufacturer — Votkinsk Machine Building Plant • Service — 1976-1986 • Engine — Three stage, solid-propellant • Weight — 43,000 kg • Length — 18,500 mm • Diameter — 1,790 mm • Vehicle Range — 10,500 km • Filling — Single 0.65-1.5 Mt warhead • Guidance — Inertial • Accuracy — 450-1640 m CEP • Launch Platform — Mobile launcher vehicle
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- 1.Rvsn.ruzhany.info: Ракетный комплекс РС-14, «Темп-2С» (15Ж42, SS-16 Sinner)
- 2.Steven J. Zaloga: The Kremlin’s Nuclear Sword: The Rise and Fall of Russia’s Strategic Nuclear Forces 1945–2000. Smithsonian Book, 2014. ISBN 1-58834-484-3. S. 151–153
- 3.Pavel Podvig: Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. MIT Press, 2004. ISBN 0-262-16202-4. S. 210–211
- 4.A. W. Karpenko; A. D. Popow; Ju. S. Solomonow; A. F. Utkin: Sowjetisch-Russische Strategische Raketenkomplexe. Elbe-Dnjepr-Verlag, 2006. ISBN 3-933395-79-8. S. 136–143
- 5.2023-08-30.
- 6.Militaryrussia.ru: РС-14 Темп-2С - SS-16 SINNER
- 7.Duncan Lennox: Jane’s Strategic Weapon Systems. Edition 2001, 34th edition Edition, Jane’s Information Group, 2001, ISBN 0-7106-0880-2. S. 560
- 8.Missile.index.ne.jp: Temp-2S
- 9.Encyclopedia Astronautica: Ineragency Intelligence Report Octobre 1974: A Sovjet Land-Mobile ICBM
- 10.Cia.gov:
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