3M22 Zircon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Zircon, 3M22 Tsirkon, SS-N-33, 3M22 Tsircon, Tsirkon, Tsircon
Russian hypersonic missile
Key facts
- Type
- Anti-ship missile , Hypersonic cruise missile , Submarine-launched cruise missile , Land-attack missile
- Place of origin
- Russia
- In service
- In service (January 4, 2023)
- Used by
- Russian Navy
- Wars
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Designer
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya
- Manufacturer
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya
- Unit cost
- Unknown, unofficially estimated up to US$10 million
- Produced
- 2021–present
- Length
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Diameter
- 60 cm (24 in)
- Effective firing range
- 1,000 km (620 mi)
- Maximum firing range
- 1,000 km (620 mi)
- Engine
- Scramjet
- Propellant
- Liquid - Detsilin-M ( Russian : Децилин-М )
- Operational range
- >1,000 km (540 nmi; 620 mi)
- Flight altitude
- 28 km (92,000 ft)
- Maximum speed of vehicle or missile span
- Mach 9 (6,900 mph; 11,000 km/h; 3.1 km/s) (Max)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- anti-ship missile
- Operator
- Russian Navy
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Developer
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya
- Manufacturer
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya
- Designed by
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya
- Image
- Zirkon 03.12.2024.jpg
- Speed
- 9800
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- service entry
- 2023-01-04
- powered by
- scramjet
- NATO reporting name
- SS-N-33
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Encyclopedic overview
The 3M22 Zircon, also spelled Tsirkon (Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33), is a Russian scramjet-powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile. Produced by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Navy, the missile utilizes the 3S-14 launch platforms on frigates and submarines. The missile has a reported top speed of Mach 9. The weapon was first used during Russo-Ukrainian war.
Development
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “3M22 Zircon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.