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RT-23 15Zh44
Part of RT-23
Ukrainian intercontinental ballistic missile. The draft project for the silo-based RT-23 with the 15F143 warhead was completed in December 1979. Trials of this basic version began at Plesetsk on 26 October 1982. The basic RT-23 was accepted for military service on 10 February 1983, but the decision was taken not to put it into production. All resources were to be devoted to an improved RT-23UTTKh.

AKA: 15Zh44;Scalpel;SS-24. Status: Retired 1984. First Launch: 1982-10-26. Last Launch: 1984-02-16. Number: 8 . Gross mass: 80,000 kg (176,000 lb). Height: 18.90 m (62.00 ft). Diameter: 2.40 m (7.80 ft). Span: 2.40 m (7.80 ft). Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

The draft project for the silo-based RT-23 with the 15F143 warhead was completed in December 1979. Trials of this basic version began at Plesetsk on 26 October 1982. The basic RT-23 was accepted for military service on 10 February 1983, but the decision was taken not to put it into production. All resources were to be devoted to an improved RT-23UTTKh.

Maximum range: 8,000 km (4,900 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Warhead yield: 1,000 KT. Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket.

Family: ICBM, silo-launched. Country: Ukraine. Launch Sites: Plesetsk, Nenoksa, Plesetsk LC163. Stages: RT-23-3, 15D305, 15D339. Agency: Yuzhnoye.
1982 October 26 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC163. Launch Pad: LC163 ShPU-2. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
1982 December 1 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
1983 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
1983 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
1983 May 1 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
1983 September 4 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
1983 November 22 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
1984 February 16 - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. LV Family: R-39. Launch Vehicle: RT-23 15Zh44.
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