S-200 Vega
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The S-200 Vega is a long-range, Soviet-era surface-to-air missile system designed primarily for high-altitude air defense against strategic aircraft and other aerial targets.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| S-125 Neva | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-range air defense system
ⓘ
surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| batteryComposition | multiple launchers with centralized radar and control ⓘ |
| category | long-range SAM system ⓘ |
| ceiling | up to 40 km ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentType |
fixed
ⓘ
semi-mobile ⓘ |
| designedFor |
engagement of other aerial targets
ⓘ
engagement of strategic aircraft ⓘ high-altitude air defense ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Soviet-era ⓘ |
| guidanceType |
command guidance
ⓘ
semi-active radar homing ⓘ |
| launcherType | rail launcher ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NPO Almaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missileDesignation | V-880 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | SA-5 Gammon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalRange | up to 240 km ⓘ |
| partOf | S-200 missile family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | S-75 Dvina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Soviet Air Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
liquid-fuel sustainer rocket motor
ⓘ
two-stage solid-fuel rocket booster ⓘ |
| radarComponent |
5N62 Square Pair fire-control radar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P-14 Tall King early warning radar NERFINISHED ⓘ P-35 Bar Lock early warning radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | S-300P NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetType |
AWACS aircraft
NERFINISHED
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reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ stand-off jamming aircraft ⓘ strategic bombers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
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Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
| warheadWeight | approximately 217 kg ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
S-125 Neva