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RT-23 Molodets

The RT-23 Molodets (Russian: РТ-23 УТТХ[6] «Мо́лодец», lit. "brave man" or "fine fellow"; NATO reporting name: SS-24 Scalpel) was a cold-launched, three-stage, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile developed and produced before 1991 by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipro, Soviet Union.[7] It came in silo- and rail-based variants, and was armed with 10 MIRV warheads (GRAU index: 15Ф444)[8] of 550 kt yield.[2] All missiles were decommissioned by 2005 in accordance with the START II.[1]

RT-23

ICBM

USSR

1987–2005[1]

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau

104,500 kg (230,400 lb)

23,400 mm (920 in)

2,410 mm (95 in)

10 × 550 kt MIRVs[2]

First stage: 15D305,[3]
Second stage: 15D339[3]
15D305: 3,040 kN,[4]
15D339: 1,470 kN[5]

Solid fuel

10,000–11,000 km (6,200–6,800 mi)[2]

Inertial, autonomous

150–500 m[2]

Railcar TEL or silo

RT-23 BZhRK at Varshavsky railway station. Now moved to Russian Railway Museum.

RT-23 BZhRK at Varshavsky railway station. Now moved to Russian Railway Museum.

The only remaining RT-23 silo in Pervomaisk.

The only remaining RT-23 silo in Pervomaisk.

BZhRK Barguzin

DF-5

DF-41

LGM-30 Minuteman

Peacekeeper Rail Garrison

R-36 (missile)

RS-24 Yars

RS-26 Rubezh

RS-28 Sarmat

RT-2PM Topol

RT-2PM2 Topol-M

Strategic Missile Forces

UR-100N

KN-23

Russian nuclear forces 2005 (Gated)

Global Security information

(in Czech) – More photos

SS-24 Scalpel – RT-23

(in Russian) - BZhRK archive footage

БЖРК - Боевой Железнодорожный Ракетный Комплекс (YouTube)