P-500 Bazalt
| P-500 Bazalt / P-1000 Vulkan (NATO reporting name: SS-N-12 'Sandbox') | |
|---|---|
P-500 Bazalt | |
| Type | Cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile Submarine-launched cruise missile |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | Since 1975 |
| Used by | Soviet Union, Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | OKB-52/NPO Mashinostroyeniya Chelomey |
| Designed | 1963-1974 |
| Manufacturer | P.A. Strela |
| Produced | 1970–1987 (P-500) 1985–1992 (P-1000) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4,800 kg (10,600 lb) |
| Length | 11.7 meters |
| Diameter | 0.88 meters |
| Wingspan | 2.6 meters |
| Warhead | High explosive or nuclear |
| Warhead weight | 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) (P-500) |
| Blast yield | 350 kt |
| Engine | turbojet |
Operational range | 550 km (300 nmi) (P-500) |
| Flight altitude | 50–5,000 meters |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3+ (P-1000 Vulkan) |
Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing, terminal active radar homing |
Launch platform | Echo II & Juliett-class submarines Kiev-class aircraft carrier & Slava-class cruiser |
The P-500 Bazalt (Russian: П-500 «Базальт»; English: basalt) is a turbojet-powered, supersonic cruise missile used by the Soviet and Russian navies. Its GRAU designation is 4K80 and its NATO reporting name is SS-N-12 Sandbox, its upgraded version being the P-1000 Vulkan AShM SLCM.