R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) SLBM

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SLBM submarine-launched ballistic missile

The R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) is a Soviet-era submarine-launched ballistic missile designed for deployment on Typhoon-class nuclear submarines, capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads over intercontinental ranges.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
R-39 Rif 0
KB Makeyev SLBM development 1
R-39 Rif SLBM 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf SLBM ⓘ
submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ
alternateName 3M65 NERFINISHED ⓘ
RSM-52 NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Soviet solid-fuel missile technology ⓘ
classification sea-launched ballistic missile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
deploymentConcept nuclear triad sea leg ⓘ
deploymentEnvironment sea-based ⓘ
submarine-based ⓘ
deploymentPlatformType submarine ⓘ
designedForPlatform Project 941 Akula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Typhoon-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedToCounter U.S. strategic nuclear forces ⓘ
designedToProvide long-range nuclear strike capability ⓘ
developedBy Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
fuelType solid propellant ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
intendedTargetType land-based strategic targets ⓘ
launchContainer submarine vertical launch tube ⓘ
launchMethod submerged launch ⓘ
launchPhase cold launch from submarine tube ⓘ
launchPlatformClass Typhoon-class SSBN NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchPlatformDisplacementClass Typhoon-class largest SSBNs ⓘ
missionType second-strike capability ⓘ
NATOReportingName SS-N-20 Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ
nuclearDeliverySystem sea-based ICBM ⓘ
operatedIn Northern Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
operationalDomain Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
originPeriod Soviet era ⓘ
payloadConfiguration multiple warheads ⓘ
propulsionType three-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ
rangeCategory intercontinental ⓘ
role strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
serviceEntry 1980s ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
strategicCategory intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
strategicRole primary armament of Typhoon-class submarines ⓘ
successor R-30 Bulava (role successor) ⓘ
R-39UTTH Bark (planned but cancelled) NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatyRelevance START-era strategic arms limitation ⓘ
usedBy Russian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
warheadPayload nuclear warheads ⓘ
warheadType MIRV ⓘ
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Typhoon-class submarine → armament → R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) SLBM ⓘ
Soviet missile program → hasPart → R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) SLBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: R-39 Rif submarine-launched ballistic missile program
Soviet missile program → hasPart → R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) SLBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: KB Makeyev SLBM development
Typhoon-class submarine → launchPlatformFor → R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) SLBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: R-39 Rif SLBM