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8K513

Russian anti-satellite missile. ASAT version. Little has emerged about Korolev's ASAT project, designed in competition with Chelomei's in 1961-1964.

LEO Payload: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) to a 150 km orbit at 52.00 degrees.

AKA: 8K513; Scrag.
Payload: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb).
Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

Associated Countries

See also

GR-1 Korolev's entry in the 'Global Rocket' competition, a missile that could place a nuclear warhead in orbit, where it could come in under or behind American anti-ballistic missile defences, and be deorbited with little warning. Cancelled in 1964 in preference to Yangel's R-36-O. More...

missile Guided self-propelled military weapon (as opposed to rocket, an unguided self-propelled weapon). More...

Associated Manufacturers and Agencies

Korolev Russian manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Korolev Design Bureau, Kaliningrad, Russia. More...

Associated Stages

8K513 Blok B Lox/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Loaded/empty mass 25,000/2,100 kg. Thrust 441.00 kN. Vacuum specific impulse 340 seconds. Masses estimated based on total vehicle mass of 117 tonnes. Developed into Molniya/Soyuz second stage. More...

GR-1 Stage 1 Lox/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Loaded/empty mass 80,000/6,000 kg. Thrust 1,676.00 kN. Vacuum specific impulse 325 seconds. Payload 4,000 kg (2.2 MT nuclear warhead). Range 13,000 km or orbital. Accuracy (90%) 5 km in range and 3 km in dispersion. Masses estimated based on total vehicle mass of 117 tonnes. More...

GR-1 Stage 3 Lox/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Loaded/empty mass 8,500/1,000 kg. Thrust 66.60 kN. Vacuum specific impulse 350 seconds. Masses estimated based on total vehicle mass of 117 tonnes. This stage was a close cousin of that developed for the Molniya launch vehicle. More...