Bulava missile

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:missile
gptkbp:counterpart gptkb:Trident_II_(D5)
gptkbp:deployment submarine-launched
Dmitry Donskoy submarine
gptkbp:design completed in 2010
gptkbp:design_purpose strategic deterrence
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Moscow_Institute_of_Thermal_Technology
gptkbp:development gptkb:1998
Russian defense industry
gptkbp:development_cost estimated at $1 billion
gptkbp:diameter 2.0 meters
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2005
first successful test in 2008
gptkbp:guidance_system inertial and terminal guidance
inertial guidance system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bulava missile
gptkbp:international_relations part of Russia's nuclear deterrent strategy
gptkbp:is_tested_for over 30
Kura Test Range
ongoing testing and evaluation
gptkbp:launch_date periodic test launches
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Dolphin-class_submarine
submarine command system
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Plesetsk_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_window vertical launch
gptkbp:launched up to 90 degrees
gptkbp:length 12.1 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Moscow_Institute_of_Thermal_Technology
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Russian_Navy
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:3
gptkbp:operational_range submarine-based
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:operational_submarines Borey-class submarines
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1,200 kg
up to 10 warheads
gptkbp:propulsion solid propellant
gptkbp:range 8,000 kilometers
gptkbp:reliability high reliability
gptkbp:service_history entered service in 2018
gptkbp:speed Mach 20
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:stealth_features low radar cross-section
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:nuclear_weapons
critical for national defense
gptkbp:success_rate approximately 80%
gptkbp:successor gptkb:R-29_RMU_Sineva
gptkbp:test_flight_failures several failures during testing
gptkbp:test_flight_success majority successful
gptkbp:upgrades planned upgrades for performance
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Russian_Navy
gptkbp:warhead_type gptkb:steel
gptkbp:weight 36,800 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:R-29_missiles
gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5