53T6 SH-08 Gazelle
Moscow System
Specifications |
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| Russian missile designation: | 53T6 | |||
| Russian system designation: | A-135 | |||
| DIA temporary code: | SH-08 | |||
| DIA code: | ABM-3 | |||
| NATO reporting name: | Gazelle | |||
| Designer: | Toporkov OKB (OKB-134, now Vympel NPO)(?) | |||
| Manufacturer: | Kisunko SKB (SKB-30, now NIIRP) | |||
| Development year: | ? | |||
| Deployment year: | 1984 | |||
| First seen in public: | ? | |||
| Retirement year: | Still operational | |||
| Type: | Endo-atmospheric (lower-tier) interceptor | |||
| Guidance: | Radar command | |||
| Propulsion: | Two solid-fueled stages | |||
| Warhead: | AA-84 Nuclear (10 kt) | |||
| length without nozzle, m | 7 | |||
| Engine thrust | 1000 t | |||
| Engine operating time, s | 4 | |||
| Length m | ~ 12 | |||
| Diameter m | ~ 1.7-1.8 | |||
| Weight | 10,000 kg | |||
| Mass gh | ~ 700 kg | |||
| Warhead mass | ~ 150 kg | |||
| Range, km | 80-100 | |||
| Defeat height, km | 5-30 | |||
| Rocket speed, km / s | 5.5 | |||
| Rate of climb to a height of 30 km, s | 6 | |||
| Acceleration time to maximum speed, s | 4 | |||
| Time to exit the mine from the moment of launch, s | 0.4 | |||
| Maximum overloads | ||||
| - longitudinal | 210g | |||
| - transverse | 90 g | |||
| Warranty period | 10 years, with the prospect of extension to 15-20 years. | |||
PR 53T6 firing system locations
| designation (location relative to Moscow) | Nearby | Coordinates | ||||
| Jane's | Zaloga | Jane's | Zaloga | |||
| NW | Schodna | Chodna (Skhodnya) | Skhodnya | 55°49'23"N 37°24'46"E | 55°55'N 37°17'E | 55°54'04"N 37°18'28"E |
| NE | Kaliningrad | Kaliningrad | Korolev | 55°54'59"N 37°52'50"E | 55°55'N 37°48'E | 55°52'41"N 37°53'36"E |
| SW | ??? | Vnukovo | Vnukovo | ??? | 55°37'N 37°17'E | 55°37'32"N 37°23'22"E |
| SE | Lytkarino | Lytkarino | Lytkarino | 55°34'53"N 37°54'22"E | 55°36'N 37°52'E | 55°34'39"N 37°46'17"E |
| Nn (north of NE) | Mervskino (Mervskino) or Verena (Verena) according to NIMA | Sofrino | ??? | ??? | 56°10'51"N 37°47'16"E | |
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