GCASO: General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects

Jonathan C. McDowell

Launch Sites

Rocket Launch Ships: Soviet Missile Submarines - Project 941

Soviet Missile Submarines - Project 941

Apa'lkov et al 2006
Apa'lkov et al 2006
From Polmar and Moore, Cold War Submarines
(c) A.D. Baker, III; from Polmar and Moore, Cold War Submarines


The Акула (Akula, shark) class Project 941 submarine had the NATO reporting name Typhoon. Each Akula submarine carried 20 R-39 Rif missiles (D-19 launch system). TK-208 was later converted to test lauch the Bulava missile.


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Soviet Missile Submarines - Project 941
ShipTransliterationImageCODEAgencyClassClassIDAltIDActive
ТК-12 СимбирскTK-12 Simbirsk submarine-TK-12VMFProekt 941TK-12-1985 - 1999
ТК-13TK-13 submarine-TK-13VMFProekt 941TK-13-1989 - 1998
ТК-17 АрхангельскTK-17 Arkhangelsk submarine-TK-17VMFProekt 941TK-17-1990 - 2004
ТК-20 СеверстальTK-20 Severstal submarine-TK-20VMFProekt 941TK-20-1992 - 2003
ТК-202TK-202 submarine-TK-202VMFProekt 941TK-202-1984 - -
ТК-208 Дмитрий ДонскойTK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy submarine-TK-208VMFProekt 941TK-208-1982 - -