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Measured figures
S-5 family; depending on warhead and fuze · about
Single sourceabout 1.4 meters (4 feet 7 inches)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | S-5 rocket | Valkiri |
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| Type | rocket weapon[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Designer | Soviet Air Force[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
| In service | It is in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and various export customers.[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Guidance | unguided rocket[source] | — |
| Launch platforms | fighter bombers and helicopters |
5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Propulsion | solid fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 46, row 37, cell 3; revision 1377349156; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | USSR[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 13, cell 6; revision 1374155776; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | South Africa[source] |
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| Used by | — | South African National Defence Force[source] |
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| Wars | — | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Variants | — | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 24[source] |
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| Filling | — | HE-Fragmentation 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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