SS-4 'Sandal' Medium Range
Ballistic Missile System

SS-4 'Sandal' Ballistic Missile

Designer:

Mikhail K. Yangel

Manufacturer:

OKB-586

Role:

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

Soviet Designations:
     GRAU Designation:
     Rocket Designation:

 
8K63
R-12 and R-12U 'Dvina'

Year Adopted:

1959

Operational Status:

Russia - Eliminated by INF Treaty in 1990

Warheads:

1x  1.3 Megaton warhead

Engine:

RD-214

Fuel: Nitric Acid and Kerosene

Length:

22.0 meters

(72.18 feet)

Width:

1.6 meters

(5.25 feet)

Weight at Launch:

34,610 kg

(76,302 pounds)

Launch Type:

Hot Launched, Ground Based/Silo

Range:

2080 kilometers

(1952 miles)
CEP (Circular Probability of Error): 3000 meters (0.57 miles)

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