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R-17 Elbruslarger figure on 0 of 3
RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source45 km/h (28 mph)[source]
Maximum; Mach 25 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8,510 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | R-17 Elbrus | RS-24 Yars |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Short-range ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1962−present[source] | 2010–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Russian Strategic Missile Troops[source] |
| 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] | — |
| Designer | Viktor Makeyev[source] | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
| Designed | 1958−1961[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] |
| Unit cost | US$1,000,000 (equivalent to US$ 2,722,285 in 2025)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1959 −1987[source] | 2009[source] |
| No. built | 7,000−10,000 (est.)[source] | — |
| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
| Warhead | HE , cluster , chemical , nuclear[source] | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[source] |
| Engine | Isayev/KBKhM 9D21 liquid (missile) D-12-525A diesel (TEL)[source] | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
| Ground clearance | 440 mm (17 in)[source] | — |
| Propellant | TM-185 ( kerosene derivative) / AK-27I (27% N 2 O 4 73% HNO 3 )[source] | — |
| Accuracy | 450–900 m (490–980 yd) CEP[source] | — |
| Launch platform | 9P117M TEL[source] | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] |
| Former operator · Afghanistan | Afghanistan[source] | — |
| Former operator · Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan[source] | — |
| Former operator · Belarus | Belarus[source] | — |
| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia[source] | — |
| Former operator · Czech Republic | Czech Republic[source] | — |
| Former operator · Georgia | Georgia[source] | — |
| Former operator · East Germany | East Germany[source] | — |
| Former operator · Hungary | Hungary[source] | — |
| Former operator · Iran | Iran[source] | — |
| Former operator · Iraq | Iraq[source] | — |
| Former operator · Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan[source] | — |
| Former operator · Libya | Libya[source] | — |
| Former operator · Poland | Poland[source] | — |
| Former operator · Romania | Romania[source] | — |
| Former operator · Russia | Russia[source] | — |
| Former operator · Slovakia | Slovakia[source] | — |
| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| Former operator · Ukraine | Ukraine[source] | — |
| Former operator · Yemen | Yemen[source] | — |
| Guidance system | — | Inertial with Glonass[source] |
| Reported operators |
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