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| Kh-20 AS-3 Kangaroo | |
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| Type | Nuclear cruise missile |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1960-1980s |
| Used by | Soviet Air Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Mikhail Gurevich |
| Specifications (Kh-20M) | |
| Mass | 12,000 kg (26,000 lb) at launch |
| Length | 14.95 m (49.0 ft) |
| Height | 3.02 m (9.9 ft) |
| Diameter | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Wingspan | 9.15 m (30.0 ft) |
| Warhead | Thermonuclear warhead |
| Blast yield | 0.3-3.0 megatons |
| Engine | Lyulka AL-7FK turbojet 67.1 kN (15,100 lbf) |
| Propellant | jet fuel |
Operational range | 380 to 600 kilometres (240 to 370 mi) |
| Flight ceiling | 20,000 m (66,000 ft) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.0 |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance/radio command guidance |
Launch platform | Tu-95 |
The Raduga Kh-20 (NATO reporting name: AS-3 Kangaroo) was an air launched cruise missile armed with a thermonuclear warhead which was developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Kh-20 was designed to be air-launched.