R-26 (missile)

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The R-26 ( Russian Р-26 ) was a Soviet ICBM from the Cold War era . The missile was mistakenly given the NATO code name SS-8 Sasin . The GRAY index was 8K66 .

Development work on the two-stage missile ran from 1960 to 1962, until the program was canceled in favor of the development of the R-36 ICBM. No R-26 has ever been operational. In November 1964 a dummy of the R-26 was shown at a military parade, which Western analysts gave the NATO code SS-8 Sasin . It was confused with the Soviet R-9 Desna missile .

Technical specifications

system R-26
NATO code name SS-8 Sasin
Guided missile 8K66
length 23.73 m
Hull diameter 2.75 m
Total mass 85,500 kg
payload 1.5 t
Warhead 1 RV nuclear 3,000 kT
Operational range 12,000 km
control Inertial navigation platform
Hit Accuracy ( CEP ) 2.0 km (Russian sources)

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