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P-15 Termit
MKB Raduga · Anti-Ship · Russia · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The P-15 Termit is an anti-ship cruise missile developed by the Soviet Union's Raduga design bureau in the 1950s. Its GRAU designation was 4K40, its NATO reporting name was Styx or SS-N-2. China acquired the design in 1958 and created at least four versions: the CSS-N-1 Scrubbrush and CSS-N-2 versions were developed for ship-launched operation, while the CSS-C-2 Silkworm and CSS-C-3 Seersucker were used for coastal defence. Other names for this basic type of missile include: HY-1, SY-1, and FL-1 Flying Dragon, North Korean local produced KN-1 or KN-01, derived from both Silkworm variants and Russian & USSR P-15, Rubezh, P-20 P-22.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Anti-Ship
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- Russia
- Manufacturer
- MKB Raduga
- Operator
- USSR/export
- Primary Role
- Anti-Ship
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1960
- Produced
- 5000
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Kerosene liquid-fuel rocket
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Sea-launched
- Length (ft)
- 20.3
- Wingspan (ft)
- 9.5
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 2756
- MTOW (lb)
- 5512
- Payload (lb)
- 1102
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.03
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 300
- Range (mi)
- 24
- Max Speed (mph)
- 690
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.9
- Armament
- HE 1,102 lb