Intercontinental Ballistic Missile [
The RS-28 Sarmat (NATO reporting name: SATAN 2), is a Russian liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped, super-heavy thermonuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile in development by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau from 2009, intended to replace the previous R-36 missile. Its large payload would allow for up to 10 heavy warheads or 15 lighter ones or up to 24 hypersonic glide vehicles Yu-71, or a combination of warheads and massive amounts of countermeasures designed to defeat anti-missile systems; it was heralded by the Russian military as a response to the U.S. Prompt Global Strike.
Type: Heavy Intercontinental ballistic missile
Place of Origin: Russia
Weight: Over 100 tonnes
Warhead:
10-24 MIRVs (various type and yield; At the maximum reported throw-weight of up 10,000kg, the missile could deliver a 50 Mt charge (the maximum theoretical yield-to-weight ratio is about 6 megatons of TNT per metric ton, and the maximum achieved ratio was apparently 5.2 megatons of TNT per metric ton in B/Mk-41).
Engine: 4 RD-274 first stage Liquid-fueled
Propellant: Liquid
Operational Range: approx. 10,000 km
Speed: over Mach 20.7 (24,910 km/h)
Guidance System:
Inertial guidance, GLONASS, Astro Celestial
Launch Platform: Silo
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