UGM-73A Poseidon C-3
strategic missile
TTD
length 34ft 1.2in
weight 64400 lbs
diameter 8ft
supersonic speed
reach about 2880 mil
CEP 2000ft
Drive
1st degree & # 328;
Hercules & amp; Thiocol, for solid fuels
2nd degree & # 328;
Hercules, on solid fuels
guidance:
inertial, developed by MIT, manufactured by General Electric and Raytheon
Heads:
10xMk-3 RV with W-68 (thermonuclear) warhead of 50 kt
it was possible to carry 14 warheads, but at the cost of a smaller range
Supplier:
Lockheed Missile & amp; Space Co
Source:
Nuclear Weapons of the United States - An Illustrated History, James N. Gibson, Schiffer Publishing 1996
strategic missile
TTD
length 34ft 1.2in
weight 64400 lbs
diameter 8ft
supersonic speed
reach about 2880 mil
CEP 2000ft
Drive
1st degree & # 328;
Hercules & amp; Thiocol, for solid fuels
2nd degree & # 328;
Hercules, on solid fuels
guidance:
inertial, developed by MIT, manufactured by General Electric and Raytheon
Heads:
10xMk-3 RV with W-68 (thermonuclear) warhead of 50 kt
it was possible to carry 14 warheads, but at the cost of a smaller range
Supplier:
Lockheed Missile & amp; Space Co
Source:
Nuclear Weapons of the United States - An Illustrated History, James N. Gibson, Schiffer Publishing 1996