A-135
Qabala Balkhash Irkutsk Pechora Olenegorsk Moscow A-135 Early Warning RadarsA-135 consists of the Don-2N battle management radar and two types of ABM missiles. It gets its data from the wider Russian early warning system which is sent to the command centre which then forwards tracking data to the Don-2N radar.
- The Don-2N radar (NATO: 'Pill Box') is a large battle-management phased-array radar with 360° coverage. Tests were undertaken at the prototype Don-2NP in Sary Shagan in 2007 to upgrade its software.
- The ABM-3 phased-array short-range battle management radar, replacing the 'Try Add' radars.
- 68 launchers of short-range 53T6 (NATO:SH-08 'Gazelle') endoatmospheric interceptor missiles at five launch sites with 12 or 16 missiles each, though designed originally with nuclear warheads. Designed by NPO Novator, similar to US Sprint missile. These are tested roughly annually at the Sary Shagan test site.
| Location | Coordinates | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofrino | 56°10′51.97″N 37°47′16.81″E / 56.1811028°N 37.7880028°E / 56.1811028; 37.7880028 | 12 | Co-located with the Don-2N radar |
| Lytkarino | 55°34′39.04″N 37°46′17.67″E / 55.5775111°N 37.771575°E / 55.5775111; 37.771575 | 16 | |
| Korolev | 55°52′41.09″N 37°53′36.50″E / 55.8780806°N 37.893472°E / 55.8780806; 37.893472 | 12 | |
| Skhodnya | 55°54′04.11″N 37°18′28.30″E / 55.9011417°N 37.307861°E / 55.9011417; 37.307861 | 16 | |
| Vnukovo | 55°37′32.45″N 37°23′22.41″E / 55.6256806°N 37.3895583°E / 55.6256806; 37.3895583 | 12 |
- Formerly 16 launchers of long-range 51T6 (NATO: SH-11 'Gorgon') exoatmospheric interceptor missiles at two launch sites with eight missiles each, originally designed with nuclear warheads. Comparable to LIM-49A Spartan (at least in function).
| Location | Coordinates | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergiyev Posad-15 | 56°14′33.01″N 38°34′27.29″E / 56.2425028°N 38.5742472°E / 56.2425028; 38.5742472 | 8 | Site was also used in the A-35 system |
| Naro-Fominsk-10 | 55°21′01.16″N 36°28′59.60″E / 55.3503222°N 36.483222°E / 55.3503222; 36.483222 | 8 | Site was also used in the A-35 system |
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