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R-56 Polyblock Stage A

Stage · Ukraine

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Nitric acid/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Range 16,000 km. Payload 35,000 kg. TsNIIMash has 1:10 structural simulation model. Three stage carrier rocket with consecutively divided first and parallel divided second stages. Work began in 1961. Chief designer Yangel. Source: Placard, TsNIIMash.

Country
Ukraine
Launch Vehicles
R-56 Polyblock ICBM