SA-2 'Guideline'  / S-75 'Dvina'
 Air Defense Missile

 

SA-2 'Guideline' Air Defense Missile

Russian Designation: S-75 'Dvina' later called 'Volkhov'

Manufacturer:

KB-1 design bureau
(Now called Almas design bureau)

Role:

Low to High altitude air defense missile

Year Adopted:

1957

Weight: 2,500 kg

Operational Status:

Russia - Still in use (150 sites)

In Service (as of 1999): Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Libya, Mozambique, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen, and also with other former Soviet States.

Armament:

Up to six SA-2 series missiles

Launcher:

Fixed single rail, trainable

Targeting Radars:

Fan-Song Series at Battery Level
Spoon Rest A/B at Battalion Level

 

Missile Statistics

Missile Variants:

-A, -B, -C, -D, -E, -F
Length of missile:

__ feet
(10.8 meters)
Diameter of missile: 1 foot, 7 inches 
(0.5 meters)
Launch Weight: __ pounds
(2287 kilograms)
Propulsion: Solid fuel booster
Storable liquid fuel sustainer rocket motor.
Guidance: Proximity or Command Type
Speed: Mach 3.5
Maximum Range: 30,000 meters (SA-2a/b/f)
39,000 meters (SA-2c)
43,000 meters(SA-2d/e)
Minimum Range: 8,000 meters (SA-2a)
10,000 meters (SA-2b)
9,300 meters (SA-2c)
7,000 meters (SA-2d/e)
6,000 meters (SA-2f)
Maximum Altitude: 22,000 meters (SA-2a)
30,000 meters (SA-2b)
25,000 meters(SA-2c/d/e/f)
Warhead Options: 195kg of HE fragmentation on SA-2a/b/c/e/f
295kg of HE fragmentation on SA-2e
(optional) 15kt warhead on SA-2e

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