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The RS-28 Sarmat is a Russian three-stage, silo-based, liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile designed by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau as a super-heavy successor to the R-36M. It first flew on April 20, 2022 and officially entered service with Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces in September 2023. It has a range of about 18,000 kilometers, weighs roughly 208 tonnes, and can carry up to sixteen thermonuclear MIRV warheads or Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles.

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