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 kilograms (5511.6 pounds)

Operational Status (1999):

Russia - Still in use (150 sites)

In Service: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mozambique, Mongolia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

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:
     -A variant
     -B, -C, -E, -F variants
     -D variant		  
10.6 meters (34 feet, 9 inches)
10.8 meters (35 feet, 5 inches)
11.2 meters (36 feet, 9 inches)
Diameter:
     Booster:
     Missile:		  
0.65 meters (2 feet, 1.6 inches)
0.5 meters (1 foot, 7 inches)
Launch Weight:
     -A, -B, -C, -F
     -D, -E		  
2287 kilograms (5042 pounds)
2450 kilograms (5401 pounds)
Propulsion: Solid fuel booster
Storable liquid fuel sustainer rocket motor.
Guidance: Proximity or Command Type
Speed: Mach 3.5
Maximum Range:
     -A, -B, -F
     -C
     -D, -E		  
30,000 meters (18.6 miles)
39,000 meters (24.2 miles)
43,000 meters (26.7 miles)
Minimum Range:
     -A
     -B
     -C
     -D, -E
     -F		  
8,000 meters (5 miles)
10,000 meters (6.2 miles)
9,300 meters (5.8 miles)
7,000 meters (4.3 miles)
6,000 meters (3.7 miles)
Maximum Altitude:
     -A
     -B
     -C, -D, -E, -F		  
22,000 meters (72178 feet)
30,000 meters (98,485 feet)
25,000 meters (82,021 feet)
Warhead Options:
     -A, -B, -C, -E, -F
     -E
     -E (optional)		  
195kg HE frag (430 lbs HE Frag)
295kg HE frag (650 lbs HE Frag)

15kt nuclear warhead

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Sources Cited

(1) Jane's Land-Based Air Defence 10th ed, edited by Tony Cullen and Christopher F Foss, Jane's Information Group: Surry, United Kingdom, 1997. Print.