General characteristics
Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, weapon systems officer)
Length: 42.46 m (139 ft 4 in)[citation needed]
Wingspan: 34.28 m (112 ft 6 in) spread (20° sweep)
23.3 m (76 ft) swept (65° sweep)
Height: 11.05 m (36 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 183.6 m2 (1,976 sq ft) spread (20° sweep)
175.8 m2 (1,892 sq ft) swept (65° sweep)
Empty weight: 58,000 kg (127,868 lb)
Gross weight: 112,000 kg (246,918 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 126,000 kg (277,782 lb)[citation needed]
Maximum take-off weight, rocket assisted: 126,400 kg (278,664 lb)
Fuel capacity: 54,000 kg (119,050 lb) internal
Powerplant: 2 × Kuznetsov NK-25 Afterburning turbofan engines, 247.9 kN (55,700 lbf) with afterburner
Performance
Maximum speed: 2,300 km/h (1,400 mph, 1,200 kn)[citation needed] at 9,140 m (30,000 ft)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.88
Range: 6,800 km (4,200 mi, 3,700 nmi)
Combat range: 2,410 km (1,500 mi, 1,300 nmi) with typical weapons load
Ferry range: 7,000 km (4,300 mi, 3,800 nmi)[citation needed]
Service ceiling: 13,300 m (43,600 ft)
Rate of climb: 15 m/s (3,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 688 kg/m2 (141 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.45
Armament
Guns: 1 × 23-mm GSh-23 cannon in remotely controlled tail turret
Hardpoints: wing and fuselage pylons and internal weapons bay with a capacity of 24,000 kg (53,000 lb) of
Up to 3 × Kh-22/Kh-32 missiles in weapons bay and on wing pylons or
Up to 6 × Kh-15 missiles on a MKU-6-1 rotary launcher in its bomb bay, plus 4 × Raduga Kh-15 missiles on two underwing pylons for a total of 10 missiles per aircraft.
Up to 4 × Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
Various sea mines and freefall bombs – 69 × FAB-250 or 8 × FAB-1500 might be typical.

The Kh-55 (AS-15 Kent) long-range cruise missile was tested on the Tu-22M[110] but apparently not used in service.

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