53T6
Sign in to saveThe 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 Gazelle, previously SH-08) is a USSR anti-ballistic missile. Designed in 1978 and in service since 1995, it is a component of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system.
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It is catalogued under topics including Anti-ballistic missiles of the Soviet Union, Cold War military equipment of the Soviet Union and Cold War surface-to-air missiles of the Soviet Union.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- anti-ballistic missile
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Designed by
- NPO Novator
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Image
- ABM Pushkino.jpg
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- total produced
- 68
- Commons category
- 53T6
- service entry
- 1995-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Radar support
- See also
- Related US missiles
- Treaties
- References
- External links
The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 Gazelle, previously SH-08) is a USSR anti-ballistic missile. Designed in 1978 and in service since 1995, it is a component of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system.
The missile is able to intercept incoming re-entry vehicles at a distance of 80 km. The 53T6 is a two-stage solid-propellant rocket armed with a 10 kt thermonuclear weapon. The missile is about 10 meters in length and 1.8 meters in diameter. Its launch weight is 10 tons.
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