S3 (missile)
Intermediate-range ballistic missile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The S3 was a French land-based Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, equipped with a single 1.2-megatonne thermonuclear warhead. In France it is called an SSBS, for Sol-Sol Balistique Stratégique, or Ground-Ground Strategic Ballistic Missile.
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S3 | |
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Type | IRBM |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1980-1996 |
Used by | French Air Force |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Aérospatiale |
Specifications | |
Mass | 25,800 kg (56,900 lb) |
Length | 13.8 m (45 ft) |
Diameter | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Warhead | TN 61 warhead, 1.2 megatonnes |
Engine | Two-stage Solid-fuel rocket 534 kN (120,000 lbf) |
Propellant | 23,000 kg (51,000 lb) solid fuel |
Operational range | 3,500 km (2,200 mi) |
Guidance system | Inertial |
Launch platform | Silo, Plateau d'Albion |
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