The R-36M intercontinental ballistic missile, classified by NATO as SS-18 «Satan», has been on combat duty in the USSR, and then in the Russian Armed Forces, since December 25, 1974.
It is capable of overcoming missile defenses and hitting any point in the United States with at least ten thermonuclear warheads.
«Satan» is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the heaviest and most powerful ICBM in the world. The total salvo of one such missile division is equivalent in power to 13 thousand atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima, and in weight — over two hundred tons — it is comparable to the Statue of Liberty or the Tsar Bell.
Vladimir Utkin, the developer of «Satan», shared his memories of the first tests of the missile prototypes.
In that instant, the earth split open, and clouds of fire, dust, and smoke shot up. The body of the rocket appeared from this seething hell. The roar hit the eardrums, constantly intensifying. In the solemn rumble of rocket engines, the formidable and powerful machine went on its route.
Tactical and technical characteristics of «Satan»:
- mass – 211 t
- length – 34.6 m
- diameter – 3 m
- number of stages – 2
- fuel – storable liquid
- fuel mass – 188 t
- launcher type – silo
- start type – active-reactive
- readiness – 62 sec
- warhead type – heavy monoblock
- warhead mass – 8.8 t
- maximum range – 16,000 km
- thermonuclear charge power – 25 Mt
- accuracy – 1000 m
- control system – inertial autonomous
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