Qiam 1 vs R-36 (missile): Specs Compared

ABallistic missiles

Qiam 1

SRBM

Credit

Vahid Reza Alaei · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BBallistic missiles

R-36 (missile)

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Qiam 1Length

11.5 m

Length source ↗

R-36 (missile)Length

32.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Qiam 1larger figure on 0 of 3

None

R-36 (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+180%
Mass+3305%
Range+1538%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

11.5m

32.2m

Length+180%

All recorded figures & sources

11.5 m

Length

Single source

11.5 m (38 ft)^[source]

32.2 m

Length

Single source

18.9 m

R-36-O

Single source

18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)^[source]

880mmbody

3.05m

Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.88 m

body

Single source

0.6 m

warhead

Single source

0.88 m (2.9 ft) (body) 0.60 m (2.0 ft) (warhead)^[source]

3.05 m

Diameter

Single source

3,050 mm (120 in)^[source]

6.2t

210t

Mass+3305%

All recorded figures & sources

6,155 kg

Mass

Single source

6,155 kg (13,569 lb)^[source]

209,600 kg

Mass

Single source

209,600 kg (462,100 lb)^[source]

800kmOperational; Operational range

10,200–16,000kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

800 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

800 km (500 mi)^[source]

10,200–16,000 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

10,200–16,000 km^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Qiam 1 and R-36 (missile) configuration
Specification	Qiam 1	R-36 (missile)
Type	SRBM^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
In service	2010–present^[source]	1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]
Used by	Iran^[source]	Russian Strategic Rocket Forces^[source]
Manufacturer	Iran^[source]	Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]
No. built	>24^[source]	—
Warhead	750 kg (1,650 lb) High explosive (HE) fragmentation, submunitions, nuclear possible^[source]	Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.^[source]
Engine	Liquid fuel rocket^[source]	Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)^[source]
Guidance system	Inertial navigation system^[source]	Inertial, autonomous^[source]
Accuracy	50 m (160 ft) circular error probable (CEP)^[source]	220–1,300 m CEP^[source]
Launch platform	Multiple^[source]	Silo^[source]
Country of origin	Iran^[source]	—
Place of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]
Designed	—	From 1962^[source]
Unit cost	—	$7,000,000^[source]
Propellant	—	N 2 O 4 / UDMH^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Iran	—

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Qiam 1

R-36 (missile)

Type

SRBM^[source]

Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]

In service

2010–present^[source]

1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]

Used by

Iran^[source]

Russian Strategic Rocket Forces^[source]

Manufacturer

Iran^[source]

Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]

No. built

>24^[source]

—

Warhead

750 kg (1,650 lb) High explosive (HE) fragmentation, submunitions, nuclear possible^[source]

Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.^[source]

Engine

Liquid fuel rocket^[source]

Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)^[source]

Guidance system

Inertial navigation system^[source]

Inertial, autonomous^[source]

Accuracy

50 m (160 ft) circular error probable (CEP)^[source]

220–1,300 m CEP^[source]

Launch platform

Multiple^[source]

Silo^[source]

Country of origin

Iran^[source]

—

Place of origin

—

Soviet Union^[source]

Designed

—

From 1962^[source]

Unit cost

—

$7,000,000^[source]

Propellant

—

N 2 O 4 / UDMH^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Iran

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