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S-500 missile systemlarger figure on 1 of 1
Tor missile systemlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | S-500 missile system | Tor missile system |
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| Type | Mobile surface-to-air missile[source] | Tracked SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation[source] | Soviet Union /Russia[source] |
| In service | 16 September 2021[source] | 1986–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Space Forces[source] | See list of operators |
Width
Single source3,300 millimetres (130 in)[source]
Wingspan
Single source650 millimetres (26 in)[source]
radar mast unstowed
Single source5,100 millimetres (200 in) (radar mast unstowed)[source]
Diameter
Single source235 millimetres (9.3 in)[source]
Mass
Single source34 tonnes (33 long tons; 37 short tons)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 kilometres per hour (40 mph)[source]
V-12 diesel
Single sourceV-12 diesel 618 kilowatts (829 hp)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source15 kilograms (33 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] | Almaz-Antey : Antey design bureau (lead designer) MKB Fakel (missile designer) MNIIRE Altair (naval version designer)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey[source] | IEMZ Kupol Metrowagonmash ( GM chassis designer) MZKT (wheeled chassis designer)[source] |
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| Unit cost | $2.5 billion[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2021–present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1 S-500 regiment in service[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1975[source] |
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| Variants | — | Tor, Tor-M1, Tor-M2, Tor-M1-2U[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 9M330, 9M331[source] |
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| Transmission | — | hydromechanical[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 450 millimetres (18 in)[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Frag-HE (fragmentation high explosives )[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | RF Proximity[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 6,000 metres (20,000 ft)[source] |
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| Boost time | — | Cold launch ejection for 20 metres (66 ft)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Radio command[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Gas dynamic control system, with four control surfaces[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | 9A331 combat vehicle[source] |
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| Transport | — | GM-569 tracked vehicle[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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