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Kh-101

AS-23A Kodiak, Kh-102 (nuclear variant)

Long-range, low-observable air-launched cruise missile fired from Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers at fixed targets.

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SEEKERWARHEADFOLDING WINGSFUELTURBOFAN7.5 mØ 510SECTION A-AAKH-101L/D = 7.5/0.51 = 14.6m_wh/m = 450/2,400 = 19%v_max = 970 km/h, M 0.8v_cruise = 720 km/ht = R/v = 2,800/720 = 3.9 hR = 2,800 kmMOTIONCREED · SYSTEMS STUDYDWG MC-1886REV ASCALE SEE BARUNITS m1 m
1 km10 km100 km1,000 km2,800 kmRANGE, LOG SCALE · TICKS: OTHER SYSTEMS (ORANGE THREATS, LIGHT DEFENCES)
MakerMKB Raduga (Tactical Missiles Corporation), Dubna
OriginRussia
BuiltMKB Raduga, Dubna, Moscow Oblast (main contractor per GUR); TRDD-50A engine by ODK-Saturn
First combat2015, Syria
Length7.5 m
Span4.3 m
Diameter0.51 m
Launch weight2,400 kg
Warhead450 kg
Cruise speed720 km/h
Top speed970 km/h
Max range2,800 km
PropulsionTRDD-50A turbofan
GuidanceInertial plus GLONASS with terrain-map correction and an electro-optical terminal seeker

CSIS gives 2,500 to 2,800 km range (unconfirmed Russian claims to 4,500 km), a 450 kg payload, and cruise speed of Mach 0.58 rising to Mach 0.78. Ukrainian intelligence lists a 4.3 m span, 0.742 m housing width, 400 to 800 kg warhead, 900 to 1,000 km/h and up to 5,500 km, all above Western figures; Wikipedia gives 700 to 720 km/h cruise and 970 km/h maximum. First combat use was in Syria in November 2015 (CSIS says 19 to 20 November, Wikipedia 17 November).

Sources (13)
  1. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (length_m)
  2. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (diameter_m)
  3. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (2,300 to 2,400 kg) (launch_weight_kg)
  4. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (450 kg payload) (warhead_kg)
  5. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (2,500 to 2,800 km) (range_km)
  6. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (TRDD-50A) (propulsion)
  7. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (guidance)
  8. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (Syria, Nov 2015) (first_combat)
  9. GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-101 Missile specifications (span_m)
  10. Wikipedia: Kh-101 (700 to 720 km/h) (speed_kmh_cruise)
  11. Wikipedia: Kh-101 (970 km/h) (speed_kmh_max)
  12. GUR War & Sanctions: Raduga State Machine-Building Design Bureau (built_where)
  13. GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-101 (TRDD-50A by ODK-Saturn) (built_where)