S-200 Credit - © Mark Wade

Anti-ballistic missile. Family:

Anti-ballistic missile system developed in parallel with the A-35, but not put into production.

In 1965-1978 A A Raspletin at NPO Almaz developed, as an alternative to the A-35 system, the universal anti-missile, anti-aircraft S-225 surface-to-air missile. This was to have provided a two-echelon anti-ballistic missile system. A phased array radar would locate the incoming target, and feed the data to a command-computing point. A station of command translation would generate the needed commands to launch either a 5Ya26 missile, developed by EKBM Novator; or a 5Ya27 missile, developed by MKB Fakel. The long range radar stations RO-1 and RO-2 were to be equipped with the Donets radar system. Both the shorter and longer range missiles were equipped with a nuclear warhead and command guidance system. The system was not put into production.

Manufacturer: Grushin. Launches: 5. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 80.00%. First Launch Date: 1967-07-27. Last Launch Date: 1977-07-28. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 0 N ( lbf). Total Mass: 16,600 kg (36,500 lb). Core Diameter: 1.30 m (4.20 ft). Total Length: 18.50 m (60.60 ft).

• Stage0: 1 x V-825-0. Gross Mass: 14,000 kg (30,000 lb). Length: 10.00 m (32.00 ft). Diameter: 1.30 m (4.20 ft).

• Stage1: 1 x V-825-1. Gross Mass: 3,900 kg (8,500 lb). Length: 9.00 m (29.50 ft). Diameter: 1.30 m (4.20 ft).

1967 July 27 - Sary Shagan -. FAILURE: Failure. Dummy test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1971 February 16 - Sary Shagan -. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi).

1973 February 1 - Sary Shagan -. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi).

1976 October 29 - Sary Shagan -. Intercept Agency: PRO. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).

1977 July 28 - Sary Shagan -. Intercept Agency: PRO. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).