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R-27 (missile)
Vympel / Artem · Air-to-Air · Russia · Cold War (1970–1991)
The R-27 was a submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union and employed by the Soviet Navy from 1968 through 1988. NATO assigned the missile the reporting name SS-N-6 Serb. In the USSR, it was given the GRAU index 4K10. It was a liquid fuel rocket using a hypergolic combination of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) as fuel, and nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) as oxidizer. Between 1974 and 1990, 161 missile launches were conducted, with an average success rate of 93%. Total production was 1800 missiles.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- AAM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Russia
- Manufacturer
- Vympel / Artem
- Operator
- Russia/CIS/export
- Primary Role
- Air-to-Air
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1987
- Produced
- 25000
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- $600K
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Solid-fuel rocket motor
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 14.7
- Wingspan (ft)
- 2.6
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 245
- MTOW (lb)
- 551
- Payload (lb)
- 86
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.02
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 98000
- Range (mi)
- 80
- Max Speed (mph)
- 3452
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 4.5
- Armament
- Continuous rod