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R-38

Missile · Russia

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Russian intercontinental ballistic missile. Small, economical ICBM studied by Yangel as an alternative to Chelomei's UR-100. Both one and two stage variants were considered. Work ended when Yangel was ordered to concentrate on R-36.

Family
ICBM
Country
Russia
Agency
Yuzhnoye
Bibliography
475, 476