9P71 OTR-23 Oka. GRAU classification: 9K714. NATO code: SS-23 Spider
9K714 Oka with 9M714 missile
The development of the Oka army missile system began in the mid-1970s at the Design Bureau under the leadership of Invincible S.P. The complex was intended to replace the 9K72 (Scud) missile system. Flight tests of the complex began with launches in 1978 at the Kapustin Yar test site. State tests were carried out in 1977-1979, during which 26 missiles were launched.
Development bureau: MIT (Moscow), Kolomna and Nepobedimiy OKB
Assembly: Votkinsk Machine Building Plant (USSR)
Year: 1979
In service: 1980-1987
Fire range: 400 km
Weight: 24,469 kg
Weight (missile): 4360 kg
