Thanks again heeroyui, that last photo is new to me.

Here are the basic specs of the Meteorit-A:

AS-X-19 ‘Koala’
Type: Land-attack cruise missile (ALCM)
Soviet designation: 3M25A Meteorit-A (Kh-80)
Developer: NPO Mashinnostrenya
Length: 12.8 m
Launch weight: 6,300 kg
Maximum range: 5,000 km
Maximum speed: Mach 2.5
Propulsion: Turbojet sustainer
Guidance: Inertial + TERCOM
Operational: Cancelled
Platforms: Tu-95MA, Tu-160M
The development of the Meteorit-A began in December 1976 as an air-launched version of the P-750 Meteorit-M (SS-NX-24) and Meteorit-N (SSC-X-5) advanced cruise missiles. One Tu-95MS heavy bomber was converted to serve as the Tu-95MA prototype that carried one missile under each wingroot. The first test launch was made in January 1984, but the program was cancelled at the end of that year after several unsuccesful launches as the Kh-55 (AS-15) was already entering service. The Meteorit was to be a long range supersonic high altitude land-attack cruise missile. It was initially designated BL-10 by the US DoD.

Jenci, here you go.

The MAZ-7908 (second pic from the top) was the chassis for the Skorost TEL, and the MAZ-7909 and MAZ-7929 (third & bottom) were designed for the Kurier ICBM.

For those who don’t know, Skorost was a 4,000 km range IRBM cancelled in March 1987, and Kurier a Soviet equivalent of the US Midgetman cancelled in October 1991.

One thing I have wondered for years is what would have been the TEL of the ground-launched 3M25N (SSC-X-5)? I haven’t seen the ground-launched variant mentioned in any Russian sources, so I’m hoping its not just an invention of Western intelligence agencies. For one the missile would have been too big for an RK-55 type arrangement.

Thanks for the pics, djnik! Now if one could have something similar of SSC-2…

It is very likely that “SSC-X-5” was first applied to the Meteorit-N, then later to Bastion, just as “AS-X-19” was first assigned to Meteorit-A, then Kh-90.

Not just likely but a fact. I’ve researched this (among other things) from the CIA FOIA archives myself. But SOC, shouldn’t Kh-90 be AS-X-21? 😉