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  "id": "rs-28-sarmat",
  "name": "RS-28 Sarmat",
  "aliases": [
    "SS-X-30",
    "Sarmat"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Silo-based heavy intercontinental ballistic missile",
  "status": "in-development",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The RS-28 Sarmat (SS-X-30) Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) represents a significant modernization of Russia's strategic nuclear deterrent. It is a three-stage, liquid-fueled, silo-based heavy ICBM.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Silo",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "The RS-28 Sarmat (SS-X-30) uses inertial guidance (likely with satellite updates) and is designed for both classic ballistic and sub‑orbital or fractional‑orbital trajectories.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 18000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Its quoted maximum range is around 18,000 km, enough to strike targets virtually anywhere on Earth via a standard intercontinental trajector"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 25500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accuracy (CEP)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "10 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "low"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 35.3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 208000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Warheads per missile",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Up to 16; Up to 24",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: payload types",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "10 heavy MIRVs; 16 light MIRVs; 24 hypersonic glide vehicles",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: payload capacity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "10,000 kg",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Warheads (Multiple Independently Targetable re-entry Vehicles): quantity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Up to 16",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Warheads (Multiple Independently Targetable re-entry Vehicles)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Each MIRV, which can be aimed at different targets, has the explosive yield of up to 750 kilotons (Hiroshima was 15 kilotons).",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "YU-74 Avangard",
      "role": "Hypersonic glide vehicle",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {},
      "qty": "Up to 24"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "srbm",
  "image": {
    "file": "rs-28-sarmat.jpg",
    "thumb": "rs-28-sarmat-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sarmat-launch.webm",
    "title": "File:Sarmat-launch.webm (frame at 1:26, cropped)"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Editorial correction: Deployment status not confirmed; marked as in development"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-07",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/rs-28-sarmat.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-rs-28-sarmat": {
      "title": "RS-28 Sarmat (SS-X-30) Russian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/RS-28_Sarmat_SS-X-30_Russian_Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-05-19",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}