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| RT-21 Temp 2S SS-16 Sinner | |
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| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1976-1986 |
| Used by | USSR |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Alexander Nadiradze (Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology) |
| Manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 43,000 kg |
| Length | 18,500 mm |
| Diameter | 1,790 mm |
| Warhead | Single 0.65-1.5 Mt warhead |
| Engine | Three stage, solid-propellant |
Operational range | 10,500 km |
Guidance system | Inertial |
| Accuracy | 450-1640 mCEP |
Launch platform | Mobile launcher vehicle |
TheRT-21 Temp 2S (Russian:Темп-2С,lit. 'pace') was a mobileintercontinental ballistic missile developed by theSoviet Union during theCold War. It was assigned theNATO reporting nameSS-16 Sinner and carried the industry designation15Zh42 (15Ж42).
The RT-21 was the first mobileICBM developed in the world.[citation needed] Its innovative concept and design were created byAlexander Nadiradze. TheRSD-10 Pioneer and succeeding missile complexes relied on the RT-21 base concept and were used by Nadiradze for many of his later projects. The program became mired in a series of treaty complications, including questions regarding its use of theatre missile launchers. It is unlikely that the RT-21 ultimately reached deployment, and by the mid-1980s, the program had been scrapped. Its maximum period of storage on a launcher was 5 years, and preparation time for launch was 40 minutes.[1]
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