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Configuration
| Specification | S-500 missile system | Umkhonto (missile) |
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| Type | Mobile surface-to-air missile[source] | Short to medium range surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 16 September 2021[source] | 2001[source] |
| Used by | Russian Space Forces[source] | South Africa, Finland, Algeria |
Wingspan
Single source500 mm (20 in)[source]
Maximum; Mach 2 (
Single sourceMach 2 (2470 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Almaz-Antey[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey[source] | Denel Dynamics[source] |
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| Unit cost | $2.5 billion[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2021–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 1 S-500 regiment in service[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | SAHV-3 Surface To Air Missile[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 23 kg (51 lb)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 8 km (5.0 mi), Umkhonto-IR 12 km (7.5 mi), Umkhonto-ER-IR 15 km (9.3 mi), Umkhonto-R[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | All-aspect infra-red , command update fire and forget[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Naval Vertical launch system , Ground-based Launcher System[source] |
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