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R-36 (SS-18 “Satan”) at a Glance ORIGINATED FROM Soviet Union POSSESSED BY Soviet Union ALTERNATE NAMES Satan, R-36M, RS-20 15A14/15A18 CLASS Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) BASING Silo-based LENGTH 36.6 m (Mod 1/2/3), 36.3 m (Mod 4), 34.3 m (Mod 5/6) DIAMETER 3.0 m (maximum for all Mods) LAUNCH WEIGHT Approximately 191,000 kg (all Mods) PAYLOAD ingle warhead or 8 MIRVs (Mod 1/2/3), 10 MIRV’s (Mod 4), single warhead (Mod 5), 10 MIRVs (Mod 6) WARHEAD Nuclear PROPULSION Two-stage liquid propellant RANGE 10,200 -16,000 km (Mod 1/2/3), 11,500 km (Mod 4), 16,000 km (Mod 5), 11,000 km (Mod 6) STATUS Operational IN SERVICE 1975-1983 (Mod 1/2/3), 1979-unknown (Mod 4), 1988-present (Mod 6), undergoing retirement