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| RT-23 | |
|---|---|
 BZhRK three-car autonomous launching module | |
| Type | ICBM |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1987–2005[1] |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye Design Bureau |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 104,500 kg (230,400 lb) |
| Length | 23,400 mm (920 in) |
| Diameter | 2,410 mm (95 in) |
| Warhead | 10 × 550 kt MIRVs[2] |
| Engine | First stage: 15D305,[3] Second stage: 15D339[3] 15D305: 3,040 kN,[4] 15D339: 1,470 kN[5] |
| Propellant | Solid fuel |
Operational range | 10,000–11,000 km (6,200–6,800 mi)[2] |
Guidance system | Inertial, autonomous |
| Accuracy | 150–500 m[2] |
Launch platform | Railcar TEL or silo |
The RT-23 Molodets (Russian: РТ-23 УТТХ[6] «Мо́лодец», lit. "brave man" or "fine fellow"; NATO reporting name: SS-24 Scalpel) was a cold-launched, three-stage, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile developed and produced before 1991 by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipro, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union).[7] It came in silo- and rail-based variants, and was armed with 10 MIRV warheads (GRAU index: 15Ф444)[8] of 550 kt yield.[2] All missiles were decommissioned by 2005 in accordance with the START II.[1]
- ^ a b "Ракеты на рельсы не встанут" (in Russian). rg.ru. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
RT-23 FASwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Some important Soviet solid fuel missiles". b14643.de. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "15D339". astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "15D305". astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "UTTKh" or "UTTH", i.e. "Improved tactical and technical characteristics".
- ^ "Inside a Soviet ICBM Silo". Air & Space/Smithsonian. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Боевой Железнодорожный Ракетный Комплекс (БЖРК)" (in Russian). bastion-opk.ru. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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