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Shtil'
Part of R-29

 ICBM-Derived LVs
The range of launch vehicles derived from decommissioned ballistic missiles offered for sale by Russia after the cold war.
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Russian intercontinental ballistic orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle based on R-29RM SLBM.
 AKA: Shtil.  Status: Active.  First Launch: 1983-06-01.  Last Launch: 2014-05-08.  Number:  23 . Thrust: 682.00 kN (153,319 lbf). Gross mass: 40,300 kg (88,800 lb). Height: 14.80 m (48.50 ft). Diameter: 1.90 m (6.20 ft). Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
Maximum range: 8,300 km (5,100 mi). 
Family: 
ICBM, 
orbital launch vehicle, 
Sea-Launched, 
submarine-launched. 
Country: 
Russia. 
Launch Sites: 
Barents Sea Launch Area, 
Nenoksa, 
Okhotsk. 
Stages: 
R-29-1, 
Shtil'-2, 
Shtil'-1-3. 
Agency: 
Makeyev bureau. 
1983 June 1 - . 
Launch Site: 
Nenoksa. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- State trials missile test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
1996 July 15 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: DELTA4. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
1996 October 3 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: PLBR. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
1998 February 19 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: DELTA4. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
1998 February 19 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: DELTA4. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2000 March 27 - . 
06:00 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: K-18. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- (Kura) - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Three launches in one day from two submarines.. 
 
2000 March 27 - . 
09:00 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: K-18. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2000 September 12 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: K-18. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2000 December 27 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: K-407. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2001 February 16 - . 
10:28 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: PLBR. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2001 June 5 - . 
11:32 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: PLBR. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2001 September 27 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: TK-20. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2001 September 27 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: TK-20. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2001 October 18 - . 
09:00 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: BELA.  
Launch Platform: PLBR. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from a Russian submarine in the White Sea Launch Area off Arkhangelsk - Latitude: 65.5 N, Longitude:38 E.. 
 
2002 October 12 - . 
09:55 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: TK-20. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2003 October 15 - . 
10:03 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: BLA.  
Launch Platform: K-18. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- RSM-54 test launch - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
 
2004 June 29 - . 
07:25 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: K-84. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2004 September 8 - . 
04:38 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: K-84. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Operational test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2007 December 17 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: 69.5 N x 34.2 E.  
Launch Platform: K-114. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2008 October 12 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Platform: K-84. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- (Kura) - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2009 July 13 - . 
Launch Site: 
North Pole. 
 
Launch Platform: K-117. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Sineva Test - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Agency: VMF. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Test. 
 
2009 July 13 - . 
01:20 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
North Pole. 
 
Launch Platform: K-84. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Kura - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 
 
2014 May 8 - . 
Launch Site: 
Barents Sea Launch Area. 
 
Launch Pad: K-114.  
Launch Platform: K-114. 
LV Family: 
R-29. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Shtil'. 
- Shtil' RV - . 
Nation: Russia. 
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Military Exercise. 
 
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