The 51T6 [NATO reporting name GORGON] ABM interceptor missile, introduced in the mid 1980s, is the high-altitude exo-atmospheric component of the improved Moscow ABM system. It is deployed in silos at facilities surrounding Moscow.
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| Russian missile designation: | 51T6 | |||
| Russian system designation: | A-135 | |||
| DIA temporary code: | SH-11 | |||
| DIA code: | ABM-4 | |||
| NATO reporting name: | Gorgon | |||
| Designer: | Grushin OKB (OKB-2, now MKB Fakel) | |||
| Manufacturer: | Kisunko SKB (SKB-30, now NIIRP) | |||
| Development year: | ? | |||
| Deployment year: | 1983/84 | |||
| First seen in public: | ? | |||
| Retirement year: | Still operational | |||
| Type: | Exo-atmospheric (upper-tier) interceptor | |||
| Guidance: | Radar command | |||
| Propulsion: | Three liquid-fueled stages | |||
| Range: | 350 km. (320 km.) | |||
| Warhead: | Nuclear (1 Mt) | |||