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Intercontinental ballistic missile. Country: Russia. Status: Study 1966. Article Number: 15Zh41. Manufacturer's Designation: RT-21. Missile: 15Zh41.

Project work began in 1963 on this three-stage solid propellant ICBM. Five train-launched variants were studied, as well as a silo-launched version. Studies were completed in 1966 but it was decided not to proceed with the concept.

Manufacturer: MITT. Total Mass: 42,000 kg (92,000 lb).


Bibliography:

  • Pervov, Mikhail, Raketnoye Oruzhiye RVSN, Violanta, Moscow, 1999..
  • Karpenko, A V, Utkin, A F and Popov,A D, Otechestvenniye strategischeskiye raketnoye kompleks, Sankt-Peterburg: Nevskii bastion; Gangut 1999..


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