53T6

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53T6 (ABM-3 Gazelle)
Type Anti-ballistic missile
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service Since 1995
Used by Russia
Wars Cold War
Production history
Designer NPO Novator Design Bureau
Designed 1978[1]
Produced 1988[1]
Number built 68[1]
Specifications
Weight 10,000kg (22,000lb)
Length 12 m
Diameter 1.8 m[2][3][4]
Warhead nuclear 10 kt

Engine 2-stage solid fuel
Operational
range
80-100km[5][6][7][8]
Flight ceiling 80-100km
Speed Mach Mach 17 (20,800 km/h; 12,900 mph; 5.78 km/s)
Launch
platform
silo[9][10]

The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 Gazelle, previously SH-08)[1] is a Russian anti-ballistic missile. Designed in the early 1980s and in service since 1995,[11] it is a component of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system.

The missile is able to intercept incoming re-entry vehicles at a distance of 80 km. The 53T6 is a two-stage solid-propellant missile armed with a 10 kt thermonuclear weapon. The missile is about 10 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter. Its launch weight is 10 tons.[1][12]

The 53T6 missile is kept in a silo-based launch container. Prior to launch its cover is blown off.

The missile achieves speeds of approximately Mach 17 (20,800 km/h; 12,900 mph; 5.78 km/s).[13] Maximum load manoeuvre capability is longitudinal 210G - transverse 90G[14]

Radar support

The Gazelle missile system is supported by the Don-2N Pill Box radar.

See also

Related US missiles

Treaties

References

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