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S-500 missile systemlarger figure on 1 of 1
S-75 Dvinalarger figure on 0 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | S-500 missile system | S-75 Dvina |
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| Type | Mobile surface-to-air missile[source] | Strategic SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 16 September 2021[source] | 1957–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Space Forces[source] | See list of present and former operators |
Diameter
Single source700 mm (28 in)[source]
Maximum; Mach 3.5 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 3.5 (4,100 km/h; 2,600 mph)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source195 kg (430 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Almaz-Antey[source] | Raspletin KB-1 (head developer), Grushin MKB Fakel (missile developer), Lavochkin OKB[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey[source] | OKB-2 Lawotschkin[source]Named manufacturer organization |
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| Unit cost | $2.5 billion[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2021–present[source] | 1957[source] |
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| No. built | 1 S-500 regiment in service[source] | Approx 4,600 launchers produced[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars War on terror War in Abkhazia (1992–93) First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present) Tigray War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1953–1957[source] |
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| Variants | — | SA-75 Dvina, S-75 Desna, S-75M Volkhov/Volga[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Frag-HE[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Prox, contact and command[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid-fuel booster and a storable liquid-fuel upper stage[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 25,000 m (82,000 ft)[source] |
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| Boost time | — | 5 seconds boost, then 20 seconds sustain[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Radio control command guidance[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 65 m (210 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Single rail, ground mounted (not mobile)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | SA-2 Guideline[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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