SS-18 Satan missile

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Soviet_missile_program
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Soviet_missile_silos
gptkbp:design gptkb:Moscow_Institute_of_Thermal_Technology
gptkbp:designatedAs SS-18 Satan
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:diameter 3.0 meters
gptkbp:energyEfficiency up to 550 kilotons
gptkbp:engineType RD-264
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1975
gptkbp:firstFlight 1971
successful
gptkbp:gameFeatures liquid propellant
gptkbp:hasArea numerous
over 10,000 km
gptkbp:hasConflictWith nuclear arms race
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS-18 Satan missile
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:R-36_missile_family
gptkbp:internationalCooperation START I
gptkbp:launched periodic
silo-based
automated launch control system
gptkbp:launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome
silos
gptkbp:length 34.3 meters
gptkbp:maxSpeed gptkb:Mach_24
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 210,000 kg
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Strategic_Rocket_Forces
nuclear deterrent
gptkbp:modifications gptkb:R-36M
gptkbp:operationalRange suborbital
gptkbp:operationalStatus active
gptkbp:payloadCapacity up to 8,000 kg
gptkbp:provides inertial guidance system
gptkbp:range 11,000 km
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Russian_Federation
gptkbp:retirementYear 2020s
gptkbp:rival gptkb:LGM-118_Peacekeeper
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:strategicGoals high
deterrence
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RS-28_Sarmat
gptkbp:type up to 10
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Russia