1KR1 Sapsan vs RS-24 Yars: Specs Compared

ABallistic missiles

1KR1 Sapsan

Tactical ballistic missile

RS-24 Yars — licensed reference photograph

BBallistic missiles

RS-24 Yars

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 17 rows sourced on both sides

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22.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

22.5 m

Length

Single source

22,500 mm^[source]

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Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

2 m

Diameter

Single source

2,000 mm^[source]

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49.6t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

49,600 kg

Mass

Single source

49,600 kg^[source]

Mach 7 (1.5 mi/s; 2.4 km/s)

30,636km/h

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

Mach 7 (1.5 mi/s; 2.4 km/s)^[source]

30,600 km/h

Maximum; Mach 25 (

Single source

30,577.536 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2

Single source

30,636 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3

Single source

Mach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8,510 m/s)^[source]

400–500km

11,000–12,000kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

50 km

Operational; Operational range · source measurement 1

Single source

400–500 km

Operational; Operational range · source measurement 2

Single source

300 km

Operational; Operational range · source measurement 3

Single source

50 km (31 mi) – 400–500 km (250–310 mi); 300 km (190 mi)^[source]

11,000–12,000 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

11,000 km (6,800 mi) - 12,000 km (7,500 mi)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

1KR1 Sapsan and RS-24 Yars configuration
Specification	1KR1 Sapsan	RS-24 Yars
Type	Tactical ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental Ballistic Missile^[source]
Place of origin	Ukraine^[source]	Russia^[source]
In service	2025–present^[source]	2010–present^[source]
Used by	Ukrainian Ground Forces^[source]	Russian Strategic Missile Troops^[source]
Manufacturer	KB Pivdenne^[source]	Votkinsk Machine Building Plant^[source]
Warhead	500 kg (1,100 lb)^[source]	3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads^[source]
Engine	Single-stage solid propellant^[source]	Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket^[source]
Designer	—	Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology^[source]
Produced	—	2009^[source]
Guidance system	—	Inertial with Glonass^[source]
Launch platform	—	Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221^[source]

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1KR1 Sapsan

RS-24 Yars

Type

Tactical ballistic missile^[source]

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile^[source]

Place of origin

Ukraine^[source]

Russia^[source]

In service

2025–present^[source]

2010–present^[source]

Used by

Ukrainian Ground Forces^[source]

Russian Strategic Missile Troops^[source]

Manufacturer

KB Pivdenne^[source]

Votkinsk Machine Building Plant^[source]

Warhead

500 kg (1,100 lb)^[source]

3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads^[source]

Engine

Single-stage solid propellant^[source]

Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Designer

—

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology^[source]

Produced

—

2009^[source]

Guidance system

—

Inertial with Glonass^[source]

Launch platform

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Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221^[source]