RT-2PM2 Topol-M: Difference between revisions

The Topol-M is a [[Cold launch|cold-launched]], three-stage, solid-propellant, silo-based or road-mobile [[intercontinental ballistic missile]].<ref name="missilethreat.csis.org">{{cite web|url=http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-25-topol/|title=SS-25 (RS-12M Topol) - Missile Threat}}</ref> The missile's length is 22.7 meters and the first stage has a body diameter of 1.9 meters. The mass at launch is 47,200&nbsp;kg, including the 1,200&nbsp;kg [[Payload (air and space craft)|payload]]. Topol-M carries a single [[warhead]] with an 800 [[TNT equivalent|kiloton]] yield<ref name="sipri.org"/> but the design is compatible with [[MIRV]] warheads. According to chief designer Yury Solomonov, the missile can carry four to six warheads along with decoys.<ref name="missilethreat1">{{cite web |url=http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-25-topol |title=Missile Threat &#124; SS-25 (RS-12M Topol) |access-date=2016-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104081523/http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-25-topol/ |archive-date=2016-11-04 }}</ref> Its minimum range is estimated to be 2,000&nbsp;km and the maximum range 10,500&nbsp;km. It has three [[solid rocket]] stages with [[inertial guidance system|inertial]], autonomous flight control utilizing an onboard [[GLONASS]] receiver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sputniknews.com/20061215/56980585.html |title=Russia to re-equip its new mobile ICBMs with multiple warheads |publisher=RIA Novosti |date=2006-12-15 |access-date=2011-05-23}}</ref> It is claimed to have the highest accuracy of any Russian ICBM.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite webnews|url=http://www.nti.org/db/nisprofs/russia/weapons/icbms/topovr.htm |title=Russia |newspaper=The Nuclear Threat Initiative |publisher=Nti.org |access-date=2011-05-23}}</ref> The body of the rocket is made by winding carbon fiber.