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The '''RT-20''' was an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM) developed but not deployed by the [[Soviet Union]] during the [[Cold War]]. The control system for it was designed at [[Khartron|NPO "Electropribor"]]<ref>[http://web.mit.edu/slava/space/essays/essay-krivonosov.htm Krivonosov, Khartron: Computers for rocket guidance systems]</ref> ([[Kharkiv]], [[Ukraine]]). It was assigned the [[NATO reporting name]] '''SS-15 Scrooge''' and carried the industry designation '''8K99'''. |
The '''RT-20''' was an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM) developed but not deployed by the [[Soviet Union]] during the [[Cold War]]. The control system for it was designed at [[Khartron|NPO "Electropribor"]]<ref>[http://web.mit.edu/slava/space/essays/essay-krivonosov.htm Krivonosov, Khartron: Computers for rocket guidance systems]</ref> ([[Kharkiv]], [[Ukraine]]). It was assigned the [[NATO reporting name]] '''SS-15 Scrooge''' and carried the industry designation '''8K99'''. |
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The RT-20 was the first mobile ICBM designed by the Soviet Union. |
The RT-20 was the first mobile ICBM designed by the [[Soviet Union]]. |
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[[File:Defe44-163-fig8-SS15-Scrooge-stitched.jpg|thumb|center|300px|SS-15. UK MoD Defence Intelligence drawing.]] |
[[File:Defe44-163-fig8-SS15-Scrooge-stitched.jpg|thumb|center|300px|SS-15. UK MoD Defence Intelligence drawing.]] |
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Revision as of 04:05, 1 November 2015
The RT-20 was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The control system for it was designed at NPO "Electropribor"[1] (Kharkiv, Ukraine). It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-15 Scrooge and carried the industry designation 8K99.
The RT-20 was the first mobile ICBM designed by the Soviet Union.
Operator
- Soviet Union
- The Strategic Rocket Forces was the only operator of the RT-20.
See also
External links
- RT-20P/SS-15 Scrooge, at www.globalsecurity.org