{
  "id": "3m22-tsirkon",
  "name": "3M22 Tsirkon",
  "aliases": [
    "Zircon",
    "Cyrkon",
    "SS-N-33"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Hypersonic cruise missile",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2020,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The 3M22 Zircon, also spelled Tsirkon (Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33) is a scramjet powered maneuvering anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile developed by Russia. Zircon is believed to be a maneuvering, winged hypersonic cruise missile with a lift-generating center body.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 1000,
      "src": [
        "weg-3m22-tsirkon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Submarines, surface ships",
      "src": [
        "weg-3m22-tsirkon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 10,
      "src": [
        "weg-3m22-tsirkon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": [
        300,
        400
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-3m22-tsirkon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Two-stage: solid fuel in the first stage, scramjet motor in the second; Solid",
      "src": [
        "weg-3m22-tsirkon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": 9,
      "src": [
        "weg-3m22-tsirkon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Active and passive radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-3m22-tsirkon"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cruise",
  "image": {
    "file": "3m22-tsirkon.jpg",
    "thumb": "3m22-tsirkon-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Минобороны РФ)",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zirkon_03.12.2024.jpg",
    "title": "File:Zirkon 03.12.2024.jpg (cropped)"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-07",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/3m22-tsirkon.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-3m22-tsirkon": {
      "title": "3M22 Tsirkon Russian Medium-Range Cruise Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/3M22_Tsirkon_Russian_Medium-Range_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}