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R-17 Elbruslarger figure on 0 of 3
R-36 (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source11.2−11.4 m (37 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | R-17 Elbrus | R-36 (missile) |
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| Type | Short-range ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1962−present[source] | 1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces |
R-36-O
Single source18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source45 km/h (28 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Yom Kippur War Iran-Iraq War Soviet-Afghan War Gulf war Yemeni civil war (1994) Libyan civil war Syrian civil war Yemeni civil war (2014–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[source] | — |
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| Designer | Viktor Makeyev[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1958−1961[source] | From 1962[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] | Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$1,000,000 (equivalent to US$ 2,722,285 in 2025)[source] | $7,000,000[source] |
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| Produced | 1959 −1987[source] | — |
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| No. built | 7,000−10,000 (est.)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HE , cluster , chemical , nuclear[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] |
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| Engine | Isayev/KBKhM 9D21 liquid (missile) D-12-525A diesel (TEL)[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] |
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| Ground clearance | 440 mm (17 in)[source] | — |
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| Propellant | TM-185 ( kerosene derivative) / AK-27I (27% N 2 O 4 73% HNO 3 )[source] | N 2 O 4 / UDMH[source] |
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| Accuracy | 450–900 m (490–980 yd) CEP[source] | 220–1,300 m CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | 9P117M TEL[source] | Silo[source] |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | Afghanistan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Belarus | Belarus[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Czech Republic | Czech Republic[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Georgia | Georgia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · East Germany | East Germany[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Hungary | Hungary[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Iran | Iran[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Iraq | Iraq[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Libya | Libya[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Poland | Poland[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Romania | Romania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Russia | Russia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Slovakia | Slovakia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Ukraine | Ukraine[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Yemen | Yemen[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | — | Inertial, autonomous[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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