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R-7K
A 2-view drawing of the R-7 Semyorka (NATO code-name SS-6 Sapwood)
TypeBallistic missile
Place of originSoviet Union/Russia
Service history
In service9 February 2010 - present
Used by Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Korean People's Army
 Soviet Union: Strategic Missile Troops
Production history
DesignerSergei Korolev
DesignedFrom 1953
ManufacturerRSC Energia
TsSKB-Progress
Specifications
Mass280 metric tons (280 long tons; 310 short tons)
Length34 m (112 ft)
Diameter3.02 m (9.9 ft)

Engine
  • 1st stage: 4x jettisonable four-chamber RD-107 booster engines each with 2x vernier rocket engines plus 1x four-chamber RD-108 core engine with 4x vernier rocket engines.
  • 2nd stage: 1x four-chamber RD-108 core engine with 4x vernier rocket engines.

  • RD-107 4x 907.4 kN (203,992 lbf)
  • RD-108 1x 907.4 kN (203,992 lbf)
  • Vernier 12x 38.259 kN (8,601 lbf)
PropellantKerosene T-1 fuel + liquid oxygen (LO2) Oxidiser.
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance with radio control of vernier thrusters for launch.
Steering
system
12x vernier thrusters arranged around the booster clusters and the core engines
Accuracy2.5-5.0 kilometers (max. deviation 10 kilometers)