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Family: N. Country: Russia. Status: Hardware. Department of Defence Designation: SS-8. ASCC Reporting Name: Sasin. Article Number: 8K75. Manufacturer's Designation: R-9.
ICBM developed by Korolev OKB using liquid oxygen/kerosene propellants. Military favored storable propellants as advocated by Glushko and implemented by Yangel and Chelomei. Payload 3,500 kg. Range 13,000 km. Accuracy (90%) 8 km in range and 5 km in dispersion with radio guidance; 20 km / 10 km with inertial guidance. Empty mass estimated.
SpecificationsLiftoff Thrust: 140,570 kgf. Total Mass: 77,500 kg. Core Diameter: 2.7 m. Total Length: 26.0 m.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x R-9A Stage 1 Gross Mass: 61,600 kg. Empty Mass: 4,000 kg. Thrust (vac): 162,730 kgf. Isp: 311 sec. Burn time: 108 sec. Isp(sl): 269 sec. Diameter: 2.7 m. Span: 3.3 m. Length: 14.6 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 1. RD-111
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x R-9A Stage 2 Gross Mass: 15,900 kg. Empty Mass: 2,500 kg. Thrust (vac): 31,000 kgf. Isp: 330 sec. Burn time: 140 sec. Diameter: 2.7 m. Span: 2.7 m. Length: 7.0 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 1. RD-0106
R-9 Chronology
1959 May 13 -
1960 Jun 14 -
- Development of Silo-Launched IRBM's and ICBM's approved.
State Committee for Defence Technology (GKOT) Decree 'On creation of shaft units (silos) for the R-12, R-14, R-16, and R-9 missiles' was issued.
1961 Apr 9 - Launch Site: Baikonur .
- R-9 test flight failure.
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The R-9 exploded on the launch pad adjacent to that from which Yuri Gagarin would be launched three days later, in view of the cosmonauts.
1962 Oct 27 - Launch Site: Baikonur . FAILURE: Failure.
1965 Jul 21 -
- R-9A ICBM accepted into military service.
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Decree 'On adoption of the R-9A in shaft and surface variants into armaments' was issued.
Bibliography:- 89 - Semenov, Yu. P., S P Korolev Space Corporation Energia, RKK Energia, 1994.
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