RS-28 Sarmat

Key facts

Type

Superheavy Intercontinental ballistic missile

Place of origin

Russia

Used by

Strategic Rocket Forces

Designer

Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau

Manufacturer

KrasMash , Zlatoust MZ , NPO Energomash , NPO Mashinostroyeniya , KBKhA

Mass

208.1 tonnes

Length

35.3 m

Diameter

3 m

Warhead

Thermonuclear Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Up to 16 warheads of various types

Engine

Three-stage liquid-fuel rocket First stage: PDU-99 ( RD-274 derived)

Propellant

Liquid

Operational range

18,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) 35,000 km sub-orbital flight with FOBS technology (artificially limited by Russia in accordance with Outer Space Treaty )