Variants
| DIA | SS-24 | |||
| PL-04 | SS-24 | SS-24V | SS-24 | |
| NATO | Scalpel | Scalpel | Scalpel | Scalpel |
| Bilateral | RS-22B | RS-22A | RS-22V | |
| Service | RT-23 | RT-23 | RT-23 UTTKh | RT-23 UTTKh |
| GRAU | 15Zh44 | 15Zh52 | 15Zh60 | 15Zh61 |
| Design Bureau | SKB-586, NPO Yuzhynoy Acad. V. F. Utkin | SKB-586, NPO Yuzhnoye Acad. V. F. Utkin | SKB-586, NPO Yuzhnoye Acad. V. F. Utkin | SKB-586, NPO Yuzhnoye Acad. V. F. Utkin |
| Approved | 23 July 1976 | 1 June 1979 | 9 August 1983 | 9 August 1983 |
| Years of R&D | January 1969 - March 1977 | November 1982 - 1987 | 1983–1989 | 1983–1989 |
| Engineering and Testing | 1985-87 | |||
| First Flight Test | 26 October 1982 Failure, 12/1982 Success | April 1984 | 31 July 1986 | 27 February 1985 |
| IOC | canceled | 20 October 1987 | 19 August 1988 | 12/1987 |
| Deployment Date | Canceled | November 1987 | 28 November 1989 | 28 November 1989 |
| Type of Warhead | MIRV | MIRV | MIRV | MIRV |
| Warheads | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Yield (Mt) | 0.55 | 0.35 -0.55 | 0.35 -0.55 | 0.3 -0.55 |
| Payload (t) | 4.05 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 4.05 |
| Total length (m) | 23.3 | 23.4 - 23.8 | 18.8 - 23.4 | 23.3 |
| Total length w/o warhead (m) | 18.8, 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Missile Diameter (m) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Launch Weight (t) | 104.5 | 104.5 | 104.5 | 104.5 |
| Range (km) | 10,000 | 10,000 - 11,000 | 10,100 -11,000 | 10,100 - 10,450 |
| CEP (m) (Russian Sources) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| CEP (m) (Western Sources) | 150-250 | 150-250 | 150-250 | 150-250 |
| Basing Mode | Silo | Silo | Railroad | |
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