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Configuration
| Specification | M-SAM | S-500 missile system |
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| Type | Medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system[source] | Mobile surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Russian Federation[source] |
| In service | 2015–present[source] | 16 September 2021[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Russian Space Forces |
Diameter
Single source275 millimeters (10.8 in)[source]
Missile
Single sourceMissile: 400 kilograms (880 lb)[source]
Maximum; Block 1: Mach 4.5 (
Single sourceMaximum; ) Block 2: Mach 5 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 4
Single sourceBlock 1: Mach 4.5 (1,530 m/s; 5,510 km/h) Block 2: Mach 5 (1,700 m/s; 6,100 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | 2026 Iran war[source] | — |
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| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Almaz-Antey (Block 1)[source] | Almaz-Antey[source] |
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| Designed | Block 1: 2001–2011 Block 2: 2012–2017 Block 3: 2024–In development[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Hanwha Aerospace (launcher, radar ) LIG Defense & Aerospace (missile, system)[source] | Almaz-Antey[source] |
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| Produced | Block 1: 2015–2020 Block 2: 2018–present[source] | 2021–present[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | Block 1: 15 km (49,000 ft) Block 2: 20 km (66,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial guidance with midcourse updates through datalink , terminal active radar homing[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $2.5 billion[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1 S-500 regiment in service[source] |
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