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The RT-1 was an experimental solid propellant ballistic missile. A decree of 20 November 1959 authorised Korolev to begin development of the three stage rocket, which was to have a range of 800 to 2500 km and a lift-off mass of 35 tonnes. Soviet solid rocket motor technology of the time meant that each stage of the vehicle was composed of bundles of four 800 mm diameter solid rocket motors of varying lengths. The rocket was launched from a tube and arced over to a forty-five degree angle as soon as it cleared the launch tube. Air vanes provided steering for the second stage. First flight was on 28 April 1962. Work was completed at the end of 1965

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RT-1 / RT-1A ICBMs - Subscale static test models of RT-1 and RT-1A solid fuel ballistic missiles developed by Korolev in 1960's Credit: Andy Salmon. 13,335 bytes. 111 x 468 pixels.

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to a: 2500 km range trajectory. Total Mass: 35,000 kg.

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Solid rockets, Orevo - Solid rockets at Orevo 4 Credit: © Mark Wade. 21,663 bytes. 343 x 418 pixels.

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• RT-1 experimental solid propellant ballistic missile development authorised

  Korolev was to begin development of the three stage rocket, which was to have a range of 800 to 2500 km and a lift-off mass of 35 tonnes.

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• Development of solid propellant ICBM begun.

  State Committee for Defence Technology (GKOT) Decree 'On attaching of TsNII-58 for solid-propellant work to OKB-1' was issued.

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  8K95 nozzles Credit: © Mark Wade. 65,132 bytes. 574 x 344 pixels.

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• Development of the RT-2 ICBM authorised by a decree in parallel with the RT-1.

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  Solid rockets, Orevo - Solid rockets at Orevo 1 Credit: © Mark Wade. 46,324 bytes. 392 x 576 pixels.

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  Development of the RT-2 ICBM was authorised by a decree of 4 April 1961 in parallel with the RT-1.

• First flight of the RT-1 solid propellant missile

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  8K95 Grid stabilizer Credit: © Mark Wade. 40,596 bytes. 567 x 386 pixels.

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• Work completed on the experimental RT-1 missile.

  The tests on this missile proved concepts and hardware for the RT-2 operational solid propellant ICBM

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• 21 - Semenov, Yuri P Editor, Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya 'Energia' imeni S P Koroleva, Moscow, Russia, 1996.

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RT-1 launcher Credit: RKK Energia. 13,340 bytes. 335 x 235 pixels.

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