Air Defense

5P85TE2 TEL

Also known as
  • 5P85TE2
  • 5P85TE2 launcher
  • 5P85TE2 transporter erector launcher
  • 5P85TE2 TEL
  • 5P85TE2 S-400
  • S-400 5P85TE2
  • 40R6 5P85TE2
  • SA-21 5P85TE2
  • 5P85T2
  • 5P85T2 TEL
  • 5П85ТЕ2
  • 5П85Т2
  • ПУ 5П85ТЕ2

The 5P85TE2 is a towed transporter-erector-launcher associated with Russia's S-400 Triumf long-range air-defense system. It carries four ready missile canisters on a semitrailer normally towed by a BAZ-64022 tractor, depends on the S-400 battery's command-and-radar vehicles for target data and launch control, and has been directly identified in reporting on a Russian S-400 launcher loss near Yevpatoriya during the Russia-Ukraine War.

5P85TE2 TEL, S-400 towed transporter-erector-launcher, Air Defense
Image source: ParkPatriot2015part8-02.jpg

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Russia
Built by
Almaz-AnteyBAZ
Type
S-400 towed transporter-erector-launcher
Service note
S-400 service-era launcher documented in the 2022 phase of the Russia-Ukraine War
Designer
Almaz-Antey parent S-400 system; BAZ Voshchina-family tractor integration
Designed
S-400 development began in the 1990s; the parent system entered Russian service in 2007
Produced
2000s-present S-400 service period
Developed from
S-300PM / S-300PMU-2 towed 5P85T / 5P85TE launcher line

Specifications

Role
Towed transporter-erector-launcher for the 40R6 S-400 Triumf air-defense system
Launcher load
Four missile transport-launch canisters
Parent system
S-400 Triumf / SA-21 Growler
Tow vehicle
BAZ-64022 6x6 tractor in Air Power Australia S-400 launcher references
Launch method
Vertical surface-to-air missile launch from elevated canisters
Battery launcher count
Rosoboronexport lists up to 12 launchers in one S-400 ADMS set
Command relationship
Works with S-400 command and radar vehicles, including 55K6E, 91N6E, 92N6E, and 96L6E2 elements in export descriptions
Fire-unit relationship
Air Power Australia's S-400 component summary describes a 98Zh6E fire unit as one 92N6E engagement radar with up to twelve 5P85SE2 or 5P85TE2 TELs
Missile compatibility context
S-400 references describe 48N6E-family, 40N6-family, and 9M96-family interceptor options for the parent system
Variants

Open sources place the 5P85TE2 in the towed S-300P/S-400 launcher lineage. It is distinct from MAZ-based self-propelled S-400 launchers and from earlier KrAZ-towed S-300PMU-family 5P85TE launchers.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
5P85T / 5P85TEEarlier S-300PM / S-300PMU towed launcher line

Air Power Australia lists the 5P85T and 5P85TE as earlier towed launchers for S-300PM and S-300PMU-1 systems, preceding the 5P85TE2 designation associated with S-300PMU-2 and S-400.

Sources: Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles

5P85T2 / 5P85TMRelated S-400 towed launcher designations

Air Power Australia groups 5P85TM / TE2 under the S-400 towed TEL category and separately lists 5P85T2 / TE2 in the S-400 Triumf branch, so these are kept as related designation notes rather than additional aliases.

Sources: Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles, Air Power Australia S-400 Components

5P85SM TEL, S-300PM-series self-propelled transporter-erector-launcher, Air Defense5P85SM TELAdjacent S-300PM self-propelled launcher line

The 5P85SM/SE branch is the smart self-propelled S-300PM/S-300PMU launcher line; it helps separate the 5P85TE2 towed semitrailer from MAZ-based self-propelled 5P85-series launchers.

Sources: Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles

5P85SM2-01 TEL, S-400 self-propelled transporter-erector-launcher, Air Defense5P85SM2-01 TELS-400 self-propelled launcher

The 5P85SM2-01 is the MAZ-543M-family self-propelled S-400 launcher tracked separately in the catalog; the 5P85TE2 is the towed BAZ-64022 semitrailer branch.

Sources: Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles

5P90S / 5P90TMULater S-400 launcher concepts

Air Power Australia describes the 5P90S self-propelled TEL and 5P90TMU heavy towed TEL as later S-400-family launcher options intended to move beyond the baseline 5P85TE2 semitrailer.

Sources: Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles

Parent Air-Defense System

The 5P85TE2 is a launcher component, so its military role depends on the S-400 battery rather than independent search, tracking, or fire-control equipment.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
S-400 Triumf, Long-range mobile surface-to-air missile system, Air DefenseS-400 TriumfLong-range surface-to-air missile system

Rosoboronexport describes the S-400 as a mobile multi-channel air-defense missile system with command, radar, and launcher elements; Air Power Australia identifies the 5P85TE2 semitrailer as a baseline S-400 launcher option.

Sources: Rosoboronexport S-400 Triumph, Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles

5P85SM2-01 TEL, S-400 self-propelled transporter-erector-launcher, Air Defense5P85SM2-01 TELRelated S-400 self-propelled launcher

The 5P85SM2-01 and 5P85TE2 are separate S-400 launcher branches, with the former carried on a MAZ-family self-propelled chassis and the latter towed by a BAZ-64022 tractor.

Sources: Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles

Why the launcher is separated

S-400 reports often name the complete battery, but imagery, loss reports, and launcher-reference sources can identify the exact TEL type. A separate 5P85TE2 page preserves the towed-launcher distinction without treating the launcher as a self-contained air-defense system.

Sources: Army Recognition Yevpatoriya 5P85TE2, Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles

S-400 Command And Radar Elements

The towed launcher is one end of the S-400 engagement chain; command and radar vehicles detect, assign, and guide engagements while the TEL carries the ready canisters.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
55K6A command post, Mobile S-400 air-defense command post, Air Defense55K6A command postS-400 command post

Rosoboronexport lists the 55K6E combat control post as the S-400 command element that processes radar information, distributes targets, and issues target designations to the fire-unit layer that includes launchers.

Sources: Rosoboronexport S-400 Triumph

91N6A surveillance and tracking radar, Mobile air-surveillance and battle-management radar, Air Defense91N6A surveillance and tracking radarSurveillance and battle-management radar

The 91N6E radar system is listed in the S-400 export set as the sensor that detects and tracks aerodynamic and ballistic targets and feeds radar information to the 55K6E command post.

Sources: Rosoboronexport S-400 Triumph, Air Power Australia S-400 Components

92N6A engagement radar, Mobile engagement and missile-guidance radar, Air Defense92N6A engagement radarEngagement and missile-guidance radar

S-400 fire units place the 92N6E multifunctional radar with subordinate launchers; Air Power Australia describes a 98Zh6E fire unit as one 92N6E radar with up to twelve 5P85SE2 or 5P85TE2 TELs.

Sources: Rosoboronexport S-400 Triumph, Air Power Australia S-400 Components

Launcher boundary

These links show the supporting S-400 command-and-radar layer without implying that the 5P85TE2 independently searches, tracks, or guides targets.

Sources: Rosoboronexport S-400 Triumph, Air Power Australia S-400 Components

Towed Launcher Role

The 5P85TE2 carries ready missile canisters and raises them for vertical launch, but it works as one element of an S-400 fire unit. Rosoboronexport's S-400 export description separates launcher vehicles from the 55K6E command post, 91N6E radar system, 92N6E multifunctional radar, and 96L6E2 all-altitude detector.

Launcher load

Four full-size S-400 missile transport-launch canisters on the semitrailer launcher.

Tow vehicle

Air Power Australia identifies the baseline 5P85TE2 S-400 semitrailer as towed by a 6x6 BAZ-64022 tractor.

Battery dependency

The launcher depends on S-400 command and radar vehicles for target designation, launch preparation, and missile guidance.

Sources: Rosoboronexport S-400 Triumph; Air Power Australia S-300P TEL Vehicles; Army Recognition S-400.

Timeline

5P85TE2 TEL Key Events

  1. S-400 enters Russian service

    CSIS places S-400 service entry in 2007, establishing the service generation for the 5P85TE2 launcher branch.

    Sources: CSIS S-400 Triumf

  2. 5P85TE2 displayed at MAKS

    A Commons-hosted MAKS-2011 image identifies a 5P85TE2 launcher from the Favorit system, illustrating the towed launcher branch before later S-400-focused display images.

    Sources: 5P85 at the MAKS-2011 (01).jpg

  3. Park Patriot images identify the S-400 launcher

    Wikimedia Commons files from Park Patriot identify the photographed vehicle as a 5P85TE2 TEL for the S-400 missile system.

    Sources: ParkPatriot2015part8-02.jpg, ParkPatriot2015part8-01.jpg

  4. 5P85TE2 reported destroyed near Yevpatoriya

    Army Recognition reported that Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian 5P85TE2 TEL from an S-400 battery outside Yevpatoriya, Crimea.

    Sources: Army Recognition Yevpatoriya 5P85TE2

Media

5P85TE2 TEL Videos

5P85TE2 TEL Images

5P85TE2 TEL, S-400 towed transporter-erector-launcher, Air Defense - view 1
Source: ParkPatriot2015part8-01.jpg
5P85TE2 TEL, S-400 towed transporter-erector-launcher, Air Defense - view 2
Source: ParkPatriot2015part12-45.jpg
5P85TE2 TEL, S-400 towed transporter-erector-launcher, Air Defense - view 3
Source: 5P85 at the MAKS-2011 (01).jpg
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Sources

Rosoboronexport S-400 TriumphPublisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Supports S-400 system role, component architecture, 55K6E, 91N6E, 92N6E, 96L6E2 context, launcher set descriptions, launcher count, and parent-system performance figures. | Accessed: 2026-07-03CSIS S-400 TriumfPublisher: CSIS Missile Threat | Note: Supports S-400 origin, SA-21 Growler reporting name, development period, 2007 service entry, S-300 inheritance, and missile-family background. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Air Power Australia S-300P TEL VehiclesPublisher: Air Power Australia | Note: Supports S-300P/S-400 launcher family distinctions, 5P85TE2 as a baseline S-400 semitrailer towed by a 6x6 BAZ-64022 tractor, related 5P85T/TE and 5P85SM/SE lines, and later 5P90 launcher context. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Air Power Australia S-400 ComponentsPublisher: Air Power Australia | Note: Supports S-400 component context, 92N6E and 5P85TE2 relationship imagery, 5P85TM/TE2 towed launcher category, and S-400 missile-family background. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Army Recognition S-400Publisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports S-400 identity, Almaz-Antey production context, 5P85TE2 page identity, four-canister launcher armament, missile-family overview, and deployment-time context. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Army Recognition Yevpatoriya 5P85TE2Publisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct used by Russia context for a Russian 5P85TE2 transporter-erector-launcher from an S-400 battery reported destroyed in a Ukrainian strike outside Yevpatoriya on 2023-09-14. | Accessed: 2026-07-03ParkPatriot2015part8-02.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a Vitaly V. Kuzmin photograph identified as a 5P85TE2 TEL for the S-400 missile system, with Commons licensing notes for CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-07-03ParkPatriot2015part8-01.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for another Vitaly V. Kuzmin photograph identified as a 5P85TE2 TEL for the S-400 missile system, with Commons licensing notes for CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-07-03ParkPatriot2015part12-45.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a Vitaly V. Kuzmin photograph identified as a 5P85TE2 TEL for the S-400 missile system at Army-2015, with Commons licensing notes for CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-07-035P85 at the MAKS-2011 (01).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and timeline context for a 5P85TE2 launcher photographed at MAKS-2011, with Commons licensing notes identifying the file as public domain by the author. | Accessed: 2026-07-03