Shtil (launcher)

Scheme drawing of the Schtil

The Russian rocket Shtil ( Russian Штиль for calm) is a converted submarine-based ballistic missile ( SLBM ), which was also used for launching satellites into low earth orbits .

It is based on the R-29RM ICBM and was developed by the Makeyev State Missile Center . The Schtil rocket is a three-stage launch vehicle that runs on liquid fuel. It is the first rocket to launch payloads from a submarine into orbit.

In 2010, the Russian Defense Ministry decided to stop making the shtil available for orbital launches.

Orbital start list

The Schtil was only used for two satellite launches:

Time ( UTC )	Type	Submarine launch site	payload	Type of payload	payload	orbit	Remarks
July 7, 1998 3:15 am	Shtil-1N	Barents Sea : 69.3 ° N, 35.3 ° E K-407 Novomoskovsk	TUBSAT-N / N1 , Schtil-1	2 communication and research satellites, rocket stage with techn. Instruments	8.5 kg + 3 kg	LEO	success
May 26, 2006 7:50 pm	Shtil-1N	Barents Sea : 69.5 ° N, 34.2 ° E K-84 Ekaterinburg	Compass 2	Research satellite	80 kg	LEO	success

Web links

• Shtil LV ( Memento from August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) at the Makejew State Missile Center (English)
• Shtil ' in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shtil-2.1. In: Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved February 28, 2019 .