R-56 Polyblock ICBM
Missile · Ukraine
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R-56 Transport Routes from the Yangel factory to the cosmodromes via the Soviet canal system.
Credit: © Mark Wade
Ukrainian intercontinental ballistic missile. TsNIIMash has 1:10 structural simulation model. Three stage carrier rocket with consecutive first and parallel second stages. Range indicated on placard; possibly considered as monster ICBM in competition with UR-500. Work began in 1961.
Maximum range: 16,000 km (9,000 mi).