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  • 53T6
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  • The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 Gazelle, previously SH-08) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile. Designed in the early 1980s and in service since 1995, it is a component of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system. The missile is able to intercept incoming re-entry vehicles at a distance of up to 100 km. The 53T6 is a two-stage solid-propellant missile armed with a 10 kt nuclear warhead. The missile is about 10 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter. Its launch weight is 10 tons. The 53T6 missile is kept in a silo-based launch container. Prior to launch its cover is blown off.
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Number
  • 68
Origin
  • Soviet Union
Service
  • Since 1995
Name
  • 53
Type
Wars
Used by
  • Russia
production date
  • 1988
design date
  • 1978
Designer
  • NPO Novator Design Bureau
abstract
  • The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 Gazelle, previously SH-08) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile. Designed in the early 1980s and in service since 1995, it is a component of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system. The missile is able to intercept incoming re-entry vehicles at a distance of up to 100 km. The 53T6 is a two-stage solid-propellant missile armed with a 10 kt nuclear warhead. The missile is about 10 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter. Its launch weight is 10 tons. The 53T6 missile is kept in a silo-based launch container. Prior to launch its cover is blown off. It is normally tested once a year; it was last tested in October 2012.