Intercontinental ballistic missile R-36M2 "Voivode" (NATO - SS-18 "Satan"). The two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile land-based, developed and adopted in the 1970's and 80's. She was carried to the 4th generation, although in fact it was a very deep modernization of the very first of the R-36.
Missile went easy. Of the 43 test launches of the first series, only 36 were successful. The first test start "Governors" in the spring 1986 results in serious accident. As a result, she has become the most reliable rocket in the world. Her life is now officially extended to 20 years, renewable up to 25 years. This is a unique case. After the rocket is constantly filled with enough aggressive components of the liquid fuel and oxidizer. A new generation of "Warlord" in performance should surpass its predecessors, standing now on alert. The rocket is placed in virtually invulnerable underground mines. You can only hit them with a direct hit by enemy missiles with nuclear warheads. A burst of a few hundred meters from the mine missile is terrible. The rocket launched even in fiery dust storm that accompanies a nuclear explosion. She is not afraid of any hard X-ray or neutron fluxes.
In practice, it is achievable any target on the planet, it can fly at a distance of 11,000 km to 16,000 km, depending on the weight of the warhead. Maximum weight of the head of the rockets in the fourth generation - 8730 kg.
Now Russia defended launchers with 74 missiles "Voivod". De-alerting of the R-36M was the converted into a commercial launcher "Dnepr". With the help of space orbits deduced about 40 foreign satellites for various purposes.
