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  "id": "s-125-neva-pechora",
  "name": "S-125 Neva/Pechora (SA-3 Goa)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "6x6 surface-to-air missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1961,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "AGO",
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "BGR",
    "CUB",
    "DZA",
    "EGY",
    "ETH",
    "GEO",
    "IND",
    "KAZ",
    "LAO",
    "LBY",
    "MDA",
    "MMR",
    "MNG",
    "MOZ",
    "PER",
    "POL",
    "PRK",
    "SRB",
    "SSD",
    "SYR",
    "TKM",
    "TZA",
    "UGA",
    "UKR",
    "VEN",
    "VNM",
    "ZMB"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 30,
  "summary": "The S-125 Neva/Pechora, NATO reporting name SA-3 Goa) Soviet surface-to-air missile system was designed by Aleksei Isaev to complement the S-25 and S-75.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "JSC Defense Systems (Pechora-M)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "The S-125 is normally transported from battalion storage areas on modified ZIL-131 (6 x 6) or ZIL-157 (6 x 6) trucks and loaded onto the…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Approximately one minute is required to load the missiles onto the launch rails, but nearly an hour is required between missile launches due to missile…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 80,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control / radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "FLAT FACE (P-15) Radar; Target Acquisition; LOW BLOW; A Fire Control, Trk/FC, and Missile Guidance Radar; SIDE NET (PRV-11); Height Radar; SQUAT EYE ( P-15M(2))",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "D band; 29 km",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Main Weapon System",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The S-125 is fired from trainable launchers which are normally fixed, but can be relocated. The crew loads the missiles with the aid of a conveyor onto the ground-mounted, trainable launcher for firing, with both twin and quadruple launchers in use.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile Launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Towed twin or quad-rail launcher",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile Launcher: reaction time",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "8 sec",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile Launcher: reload time",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "50 min (quad launcher)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "V-600 (5V24)",
      "role": "SAM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "SAM",
        "Guidance": "Command RF",
        "Warhead": "Fragmenting Rod-HE",
        "Speed": "650-1,150 km/h",
        "Length": "6.1 mm"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "V-601 (or 5V27)",
      "role": "SAM",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "SAM",
        "Warhead weight": "70 kg warhead containing 33 kg of HE and 4,500 fragments",
        "Length": "6.09 m"
      },
      "range_km": 35
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "SA-3A:",
      "text": "Two-rail launcher. Missiles without interstage fins.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "SA-3B (GOA MOD 1)",
      "text": "SA-3B (GOA Mod 1): two-rail launcher. Missiles have inter-stage fins. SA-3C: four-rail launcher.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "NEWA SC",
      "text": "Polish modernized system.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PECHORA-M",
      "text": "Upgrade fielded in 1994 and used in at least 3 countries. It has digitized FCS, and laser/EO/thermal auto-tracker for use without a radar. It added the Kasta-2E2 TA EW radar.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PECHORA-2/UNV MODEL 1999",
      "text": "Further upgrade with truck-mounted low blow FC radar), tracks 2 targets. It is resistant to aircraft ECM.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PECHORA-2M",
      "text": "Russian mobile variant of -2, with the launcher, mounted on a truck chassis modified into a transporter-erector-launcher (TEL). Other changes: the 2-rail launcher has a storage compartment underneath for support and test equipment.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "s-125-neva-pechora.jpg",
    "thumb": "s-125-neva-pechora-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Cancillería del Ecuador from Ecuador",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 2.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caracas,_Canciller_Ricardo_Pati%C3%B1o_particip%C3%B3_en_los_actos_de_conmemoraci%C3%B3n_de_la_muerte_de_Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez_(12961161814).jpg",
    "title": "File:Caracas, Canciller Ricardo Patiño participó en los actos de conmemoración de la muerte de Hugo Chávez (12961161814).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 2.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/s-125-neva-pechora.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-s-125-neva-pechora": {
      "title": "S-125 Neva/Pechora (SA-3 Goa) Russian 6x6 Surface-to-Air Missile System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/S-125_Neva_Pechora_SA-3_Goa_Russian_6x6_Surface-to-Air_Missile_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}