Model: R-46.

R-56 test model Credit - © Mark Wade

Intercontinental ballistic missile. Other Family: Study. Country: Ukraine. Status: Study 1966. Manufacturer's Designation: R-46.

Super-heavy ICBM designed by Yangel in 1963-1966. The original R-56 super-booster concept consisted of clustered R-46's.

The R-46 was to be available in two-stage ICBM and three-stage orbital launch vehicle versions. The concept proceeded to the point of dynamic tests of subscale models at TsNIIMASH, but like the R-56 was never authorised for full-scale development.

Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye. Maximum range: 16,000 km (9,000 mi). Standard warhead CEP: 1.50 km (0.90 mi).