| A-350 | |
|---|---|
 An A-350 anti-ballistic missile launcher | |
| Type | anti-ballistic missile (ABM) |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | Phase 1: 1972 A-350 Phase 2; 1974 A-350R (Design 1962) Phase 3: 1978 A-35M System |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Wars | Cold War |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | TsNPO Vympel and NIIRP A-35/A-35M Systems Designer: K. B. Kisunko A-350/A-350R Missiles Designer: P. D. Grushin |
| Unit cost | unknown |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 32,700 kg |
| Length | 19,800 mm |
| Diameter | 2,570 mm |
| Wingspan | 6,000 mm |
| Warhead | 2–3 Megaton A-350 thermonuclear weapon |
Detonation mechanism | unknown |
| Engine | solid fuel rocket motor (3) w/ RD-O15T ramjet First stage: 4 x solid rocket boosters 5S47[1] Second stage: 5D22 liquid rocket[2] |
Operational range | 320–350 km |
| Flight ceiling | 120 km exosphere |
| Flight altitude | unknown |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4 |
Guidance system | Radar Command guidance |
Launch platform | A-35 Aldan[3] |
The A-350 GRAU 5V61[4] (NATO reporting name ABM-1 Galosh,[5] formerly SH-01) was a Soviet, nuclear armed surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile.[6] The A-350 was a component of the A-35 anti-ballistic missile system.[7] Its primary mission was to destroy U.S. Minuteman and Titan intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting Moscow.
The A-350 was introduced during the 1960s with mechanically steered semi-active radar guidance. It contained a high-yield nuclear warhead, comparable to the U.S. Nike Zeus.
The A-350R (NATO reporting name ABM-1B) was introduced with the advanced A-35M missile system and became operational during 1978. This system was tested at the Sary Shagan Launch Facility with five test flights during 1971, 1976, and 1977, with two more tests during 1993 and 1999.[8]
The next generation of missiles, introduced with the A-135 ABM System, were the 53T6 (1970s) and the 51T6 (1980s).[5]
- ^ Astronautix: 5S47 Solid Rocket Motor Archived 11 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 29 Dec 2011
- ^ Astronautix: 5D22 Solid Rocket Motor Archived 11 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 29 Dec 2011
- ^ astronautix.com: A-35 Archived 11 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 29 Dec 2011
- ^ "Some important Soviet solid fuel missiles". www.b14643.de.
- ^ a b "NATO Designation-systems Index: Soviet Anti-ballistic Missiles (ABM)". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Wonderland.org: ABM-1 Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A-35". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Astronautix: Sary Shagan". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2020.