OTR-21 Tochka reference card · ARC Warning Reference card
OTR-21 Tochka Short-range ballistic missile. This card repeats the CSIS Missile Threat at-a-glance table for the OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21).
These cards are encyclopedic. They are not targeting, manufacturing, or acquisition guidance. A field says unknown/disputed when the cited open source does not state it. ARC Warning is not an emergency service.
Catalog revised 2026-10-11 . Also known as Scarab.
Published description Names, aliases, and NATO designation OTR-21 Tochka. CSIS lists the alternate names Scarab, Tochka, OTR-21, and 9M79, and the reporting name SS-21. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Manufacturer and country Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Operators Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, North Korea (KN-02), Syria, Ukraine, Yemen. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Guidance Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Published speed Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Warhead type and weight Single warhead, 482 kg. HE, chemical, or nuclear on the A variant. HE, chemical, nuclear, or submunitions on the B variant. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Blast and fragmentation radius unknown/disputed Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The sources cited here give a warhead class or mass where they give one. They do not state a blast or fragmentation radius, and none is inferred. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Interceptability and countermeasures Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Reported unit cost Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21) Media No official or public-domain embed is attached. Combat footage is not embedded on this card.
Seen in ARC Warning No approved ARC Warning record currently names this system.
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