R-27
Missile · Russia
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Russian submarine-launched ballistic missile. First flight 1967. Correct NATO code may be Serb; Sawfly was competitor. Development completed 1968.
Maximum range: 2,000 km (1,200 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Warhead yield: 1,000 KT. CEP: 1.61 km (1.00 mi). Boost Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket. Initial Operational Capability: 1968.
Subtopics
- Zyb Russian zero-G suborbital launch vehicle based on surplus R-27 SLBM. Suborbital; 17-24 min zero G. Payload volume 1.5 cu. M. Payload 650 kg to 1800 km or 1000 kg to 1000 km.
- Zyb R-27U Russian launch vehicle based on surplus R-27U SLBM.
- R-27K Russian submarine-launched ballistic missile. First flight October 1972.
- Zyb R-27K Russian launch vehicle based on surplus R-27K SLBM.
- R-27U Russian submarine-launched ballistic missile. Development completed 1973.
- Hwasong 10 North Korean mobile intermediate range ballistic missile based on Russian R-27 SLBM.
- Khorramshahr Iranian medium-range ballistic missile. Said to have been derived from the North Korean Hwasong-10.
Related
- Family
- submarine-launched
- Country
- Russia
- Engines
- 4D10
- Agency
- Makeyev bureau
- Bibliography
- 2
Chronology
26 events
1965
Launch Site: Nenoksa. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1966 June 1
Launch Site: Nenoksa. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1967 April 1
Launch Site: Nenoksa. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1972 October 1
Launch Site: Sea Launch Area. Launch Pad: UNKPL. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb R-27U.1973
Launch Site: Sea Launch Area. Launch Pad: UNKPL. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb R-27K.1973 Aug
Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb R-27U.1973 December 4
Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb R-27K.1976 July 1
Launch Site: Sea Launch Area. Launch Pad: UNKPL. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1981
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1983
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1988
Launch Site: Okhotsk. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.1991 December 1
Launch Site: Sea Launch Area. Launch Pad: UNKPL. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.- Sprint Technology mission - . Nation: Russia. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1992 December 9
00:00 GMT - . Launch Pad: Pacific Ocean, 40.0 N x 170.0 E. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.- Efir Technology mission - . Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Payload was the 650-kilogram Efir reentry vehicle with the 80-kilogram Meduza biomedical zero-G experiment. The capsule was recovered, but it was found that the experiment failed to function..
1993 December 1
Launch Pad: Pacific Ocean, 40.0 N x 170.0 E. Launch Platform: PLBR. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Zyb.- Efir - . Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Payload was the 650-kilogram Efir reentry vehicle with the 80-kilogram Meduza biomedical zero-G experiment. The capsule was recovered, the experiment was successful..
2015 January 23
Launch Vehicle: R-27.- North Korean submerged missile test. - . First test of a new North Korean missile, called KN-11 by the US government, from a submerged test pad..
2015 May 8
Launch Vehicle: R-27.- North Korea conducts test launch from submerged platform. - . The missile was thought to be derived from the Soviet R-27 and may be the same as the missile known as 'Musudan' that has been tested in the past. South Korean reports suggested the flight was a only a low altitude test of the launch mechanism..
2016 June 21
20:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 10.- RV - . Nation: Korea North. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Sea of Japan..
- RV - . Nation: Korea North. Apogee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Sea of Japan..
2017 January 29
Launch Site: Semnan. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Khorramshahr.- RV - .
Nation: Iran.
Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
Iran made the second known test flight of the Khorramshahr, which was suspected to be a medium range missile based on the Soviet R-27, similar to North Korea's Hwasong-10/Musudan. The missile's reentry vehicle failed to survive reentry, according to US sources.
2018 November 30
Launch Site: Semnan. LV Family: R-27. Launch Vehicle: Khorramshahr.- RVs? - . Nation: Iran. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test mission. Impacted Iranian desert?.