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| R-14 | |
|---|---|
 A right side view of two vehicle-mounted Soviet R-14 missiles (SS-5 Skean) IRBMs (1977). | |
| Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1962-1984 |
| Used by | Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Wars | Cold War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | OKB-586 |
| Designed | 1958-1960 |
| Manufacturer | PO Polyot |
| Unit cost | unknown |
| Produced | 24 April 1961 |
| No. built | 8000 |
| Variants | R-14U, Cosmos 1-3 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 86.3 t |
| Length | 24,400 mm |
| Diameter | 2,400 mm |
| Wingspan | 2.74 m |
| Warhead | Thermonuclear weapon |
| Warhead weight | 1200-1500 kg |
Detonation mechanism | AirburstBunkerbuster |
| Blast yield | 1 Mt (lightweight warhead)[1][2][3] 2-2.3 Mt (heavy warhead)[1][4][3] |
| Engine | RD-216 1,480 kN |
| Propellant | Hydrazine/Nitrogen tetroxide |
Operational range | 3,700 km (2,300 mi) (American calculation)[2][3] 4,500 km (2,800 mi) (Soviet calculation)[1][5][4][3] |
| Flight ceiling | 500 km |
Guidance system | inertial guidance |
| Accuracy | 1.13–2.4 km (0.70–1.49 mi) CEP[2][5] |
Launch platform | Silo, pad, submarines or mobile launcher |
The R-14 Chusovaya[6] (Russian: Р-14 Чусовая, named for the Chusovaya river) was a single stage[7] Intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was given the NATO reporting name SS-5 Skean and was known by GRAU index 8K65. It was designed by Mikhail Yangel. Chusovaya is the name of a river in Russia. Line production was undertaken by Facility No. 1001 in Krasnoyarsk.
- ^ a b c Kokoshin, Andrei (September 2012), Reflections on the Cuban Missile Crisis in the Context of Strategic Stability (PDF), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, p. 10
- ^ a b c R-14. Encyclopedia Astronautica.
- ^ a b c d "Nuclear Forces Guide – R-14 / SS-5 SKEAN". The Nuclear Information Project. Federation of American Scientists.
- ^ a b R14 | 8K65 | SS-5 | Skean. Russian Space Web.
- ^ a b Norris, Robert S. (October 24, 2012), The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Order of Battle October/November 1962 (PDF), Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, p. 35
- ^ Gunter's Space Page - R-14 Usovaya (SS-5, Skean) MRBM
- ^ Pavel Podvig (2 March 2004). Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. MIT Press. p. 188. ISBN 0262661810.