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The R-26 was a second-generation Krivonosov, Khartron: Computers for rocket guidance systems
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Design of the R-26 was initiated to develop a light liquid propellant powered ICBM. Designs received approval in 1960, but prior to flight tests were cancelled by the government in 1962.
The missile was revealed during a
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intercontinental ballistic missile
An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range (aeronautics), range greater than , primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more Thermonuclear weapon, thermonuclear warheads). Conven ...
(ICBM) designed but not deployed by the Soviet Union
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during the Cold War
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. Its control system was designed at NPO "Electropribor"/ref> (
Kharkov
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, Ukrainian SSR
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). The missile was mistakenly identified as an R-9 Desna
The R-9 (; NATO reporting name: SS-8 Blackbuck, Sasin) was a two-stage IRBM of the Soviet Union, in service from 1964 to 1976.
History
Designed in 1959 and first tested in 1961, the R-9 was a great improvement over previous Soviet missile des ...
and given the NATO reporting name
NATO uses a system of code names, called reporting names, to denote military aircraft and other equipment used by post-Soviet states, former Warsaw Pact countries, China, and other countries. The system assists military communications by providi ...
SS-8 Sasin. Within the Soviet Union, it carried the GRAU
The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (), commonly referred to by its transliterated acronym GRAU (), is a department of the Russian Ministry of Defense. It is subordinate to the Chief of ...
index 8K66.
Development
Design of the R-26 was initiated to develop a light liquid propellant powered ICBM. Designs received approval in 1960, but prior to flight tests were cancelled by the government in 1962.
The missile was revealed during a Red Square
Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', p=ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ) is one of the oldest and largest town square, squares in Moscow, Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre, along the eastern walls of ...
parade in November 1964, where it was misidentified as an R-9 Desna
The R-9 (; NATO reporting name: SS-8 Blackbuck, Sasin) was a two-stage IRBM of the Soviet Union, in service from 1964 to 1976.
History
Designed in 1959 and first tested in 1961, the R-9 was a great improvement over previous Soviet missile des ...
. However, the program had already been cancelled and the error was not rectified.
Operators
; : TheStrategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF; ) is a military branch, separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces that controls Russia's land-based intercontinenta ...
were to be the only operator of the R-26, but it was cancelled before entry into service.
See also
*List of missiles
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Other missile lists
Types of missiles:
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** Air-to-air missile
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