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Intermediate range ballistic missile. IOC: 1969. Country: Russia. Status: Retired.

The Temp-S was the first solid propellant tactical guided missile deployed in the USSR. It was designed by A D Nadiradze at NII-1 and formed the basis of subsequent designs leading to current modern Russian ICBM's.

Manufacturer: MITT. Version:

9K76. IOC: 1969. Department of Defence Designation: SS-12. ASCC Reporting Name: Scaleboard. Article Number: 9K76. Launch System: Temp-S. Complex: 9K76. Missile: 9M76.

Liftoff Thrust: 166.000 kN (37,318 lbf). Total Mass: 9,254 kg (20,401 lb). Core Diameter: 1.01 m (3.31 ft). Total Length: 1.01 m (3.31 ft). Span: 1.01 m (3.31 ft). Standard warhead mass: 526 kg (1,159 lb). Maximum range: 890 km (550 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Standard warhead yield: 1,000 KT. Standard warhead CEP: 0.81 km (0.50 mi). Boost Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket. Cruise Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket. Guidance: Inertial. Ceiling: 884,100 m (2,900,500 ft). Version:

9K76B. IOC: 1984. Department of Defence Designation: SS-12M. ASCC Reporting Name: Scaleboard. Article Number: 9K76B. Alternate Designation: SS-22. Launch System: Temp-SM. Complex: 9K76B. Missile: 9M76.

Initially designated SS-22 by DoD; redesignated SS-12M Scaleboard B

Total Mass: 9,400 kg (20,700 lb). Core Diameter: 1.01 m (3.31 ft). Total Length: 12.38 m (40.61 ft). Span: 1.01 m (3.31 ft). Standard warhead mass: 450 kg (990 lb). Maximum range: 900 km (550 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Standard warhead yield: 500 KT. Standard warhead CEP: 0.23 km (0.14 mi). Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Cruise Propulsion: Solid rocket. Guidance: Inertial. Total Number Built: 726.

Bibliography:

  • Pervov, Mikhail, Raketnoye Oruzhiye RVSN, Violanta, Moscow, 1999..
  • Karpenko, A V, Utkin, A F and Popov,A D, Otechestvenniye strategischeskiye raketnoye kompleks, Sankt-Peterburg: Nevskii bastion; Gangut 1999..
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