Is Missile: | yes |
RT-1 | |
Origin: | USSR |
Type: | Intercontinental ballistic missile |
Weight: | 35500kg (78,300lb) |
Length: | 18.3m (60feet) |
Diameter: | 2m (07feet) |
Filling: | 600–1000 kt nuclear warhead |
The RT-1 was an early intercontinental ballistic missile design that was tested but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was not assigned a NATO reporting name, but did carry the GRAU index 8K95.[1]
Development was led by OKB-1 (S. P. Korolev), and a total of nine flight tests were carried out, of which the two first failed, with the last launch taking place in June 1963.[2] Two versions of the RT-1 were developed, with the first failing its first flight, but succeeding in its second in 1961. A second version was tested in 1965 with three flights, of which two failed. The RT-1 program was cancelled before any service.