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Raduga Kh-59
Raduga · Air-to-Surface · Russia · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Kh-59 Ovod is a Russian air-launched cruise missile with a two-stage solid-fuel propulsion system and 200 km (120 mi) range. The Kh-59M Ovod-M is a variant with a bigger warhead and turbojet engine. It is primarily a land-attack missile; the Kh-59MK variant targets ships.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- ASM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Russia
- Manufacturer
- Raduga
- Operator
- Russia/export
- Primary Role
- Air-to-Surface
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1990
- Produced
- 2000
- Propulsion
- Turbofan
- Engine
- TRDD-50 turbofan
- Thrust / Power
- 880 lbf
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 17.1
- Wingspan (ft)
- 9.8
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 900
- MTOW (lb)
- 1720
- Payload (lb)
- 772
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.19
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 40000
- Range (mi)
- 115
- Max Speed (mph)
- 591
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.77
- Armament
- Blast-fragmentation