R-14 Chusovaya

R-14
A right side view of two vehicle-mounted Soviet R-14 missiles (SS-5 Skean) IRBMs (1977).
TypeIntermediate-range ballistic missile
Place of originUSSR
Service history
In service1962-1984
Used byStrategic Rocket Forces
WarsCold War
Production history
DesignerOKB-586
Designed1958-1960
ManufacturerPO Polyot
Unit costunknown
Produced24 April 1961
No. built8000
VariantsR-14U, Cosmos 1-3
Specifications
Mass86.3 t
Length24,400 mm
Diameter2,400 mm
Wingspan2.74 m
WarheadThermonuclear weapon
Warhead weight1200-1500 kg
Detonation
mechanism
AirburstBunkerbuster
Blast yield1 Mt (lightweight warhead)
2-2.3 Mt (heavy warhead)

EngineRD-216
1,480 kN
PropellantHydrazine/Nitrogen tetroxide
Operational
range
3,700 km (2,300 mi) (American calculation)
4,500 km (2,800 mi) (Soviet calculation)
Flight ceiling500 km
Guidance
system
inertial guidance
Accuracy1.13–2.4 km (0.70–1.49 mi) CEP
Launch
platform
Silo, pad, submarines or mobile launcher

The R-14 Chusovaya (Russian: Р-14 Чусовая, named for the Chusovaya river) was a single stage Intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was given the NATO reporting name SS-5 Skean and was known by GRAU index 8K65. It was designed by Mikhail Yangel. Chusovaya is the name of a river in Russia. Line production was undertaken by Facility No. 1001 in Krasnoyarsk.