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OTR-21 Tochka

Name: OTR-21 Tochka specifications
Creator: ForceTally

Tactical ballistic missile

OTR-21 Tochka is a tactical ballistic missile originating in Soviet Union. It was built by KBM ( Kolomna ).

Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: KBM ( Kolomna )

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Length: 6.4m
Diameter: 650mm
Mass: 2tScarab B
Range: 120kmScarab B
Crew: 3

Technical data

Specifications

23 fields · 1 source · retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Dimensions & mass

Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) Scarab A 2,010 kg (4,430 lb) Scarab B¹
Length: 6,400 mm (250 in)¹

True scale

Size in context

Length: 6.4 m
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Measurement history Earlier and superseded figures

Evidence over time

Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.

Observation / report period	Value	Source	Claim state
28 Sept 2026	6.4 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

OTR-21 Tochka · Wikipedia revision 1351215223 ↗
Type
Infobox · Type
Tactical ballistic missile
Place of origin
Infobox · Place of origin
Soviet Union
In service
Infobox · In service
1976–present (Scarab A) 1989–present (Scarab B)
Used by
Infobox · Used by
See Operators
Wars
Infobox · Wars
Yemeni Civil War (1994) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Manufacturer
Infobox · Manufacturer
KBM ( Kolomna )
Unit cost
Infobox · Unit cost
$300,000
Produced
Infobox · Produced
1973
Mass
Infobox · Mass
2,000 kg (4,400 lb) Scarab A 2,010 kg (4,430 lb) Scarab B
Length
Infobox · Length
6,400 mm (250 in)
Diameter
Infobox · Diameter
650 mm (26 in)
Crew
Infobox · Crew
3
Maximum firing range
Infobox · Maximum firing range
70 km (43 mi) Scarab A 120 km (75 mi) Scarab B
Warhead
Infobox · Warhead
Fragmentation, cluster, 100 kt nuclear warhead, EMP , or chemical filling
Main armament
Infobox · Main armament
1 × OTR 21/9K79 Tactical Ballistic Missile
Engine
Infobox · Engine
Single-stage solid-propellant rocket 96kN
Maximum speed
Infobox · Maximum speed
1.8 km/s (1.1 mi/s; Mach 5.3)
Guidance system
Infobox · Guidance system
Inertial guidance , Tochka-R added passive radar against radar installations
Accuracy
Infobox · Accuracy
150 m (Tochka) 95 m (Tochka-U)
Launch platform
Infobox · Launch platform
BAZ-5921 Mobile TEL
Reported operator · Armenia
Operators · Current operators
Armenia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Operators · Current operators
Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Operators · Current operators
Bulgaria
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Operators · Current operators
Kazakhstan
Reported operator · North Korea
Operators · Current operators
North Korea
Reported operator · Russia
Operators · Current operators
Russia
Reported operator · Ukraine
Operators · Current operators
Ukraine
Reported operator · fall of the Assad regime
Operators · Current operators
fall of the Assad regime

Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Operator countries

8 countries documented

OTR-21 Tochka equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

Armenia
≥3Reported holdingsOTR-21 Tochka · reported variantsEstimate · Period 2023 cited source period · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Lower-bound count for OTR-21 Tochka. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 3+. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Azerbaijan
Belarus
36Reported holdingsOTR-21 Tochka · reported variantsEstimate · Period Cited source 2023-02-15 · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Reported count for OTR-21 Tochka-U. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 36. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. Cited source 2023-02-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
12Reported holdingsOTR-21 Tochka · reported variants · Ground forces equipmentEstimate · Period 2019 cited source period · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Reported count for 9K79 Tochka. Service scope: Ground forces equipment; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 12. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2019), not the article revision. 2019 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
North Korea
Russia
50Reported holdingsOTR-21 Tochka · reported variants · Russian Ground ForcesEstimate · Period 2025 cited source period · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Reported count for OTR-21 Tochka. Service scope: Russian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 50. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Ukraine