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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the icbm category.
01 / Overview
LGM-30 Minuteman I
Category
Country
Production
1958–1969
Quantity
550
Unit Price (current)
$34.6M↗ 394% inflation · 1978→2025
Original Price
$7.0M (1978)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ICBM · EARLY COLD WAR
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$34.6M
Original: $7.0M (1978)
Inflation: +%394
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the icbm category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General7MOD.7
- Missile ClassICBM
- Service Entry Year1962
- DesignerBoeing
- Length16.36 m
- Diameter1.68 m
- Launch Weight29,484 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Propulsion6MOD.6
- Propulsion Typesolid-fuel rocket
- Number of Stages3
- Fuel TypeAmmonium perchlorate composite propellant
- Solid-FuelYes
- Cold-LaunchNo
- CanisterizedNo
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Minimum Range5,500 km
- Maximum Range10,190 km
- Apogee1,120 km
- Re-Entry Speed (Mach)23 Mach
- Throw Weight450 kg
- Depressed-Trajectory CapableNo
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry5MOD.5
- Circular Error Probable (CEP)1,852 m
- Guidance TypeInertial / GPS
- Terminal GuidanceNo
- Maneuverable Re-Entry Vehicle (MaRV)No
- Penetration Aids / DecoysNo
◆Warhead7MOD.7
- Warhead TypeW59
- NuclearYes
- ThermonuclearYes
- Yield (per warhead)1,000
- MIRVNo
- Warhead / RV Count1
- Conventional-CapableNo
▤Basing5MOD.5
- Basing Modesilo-based
- Silo-BasedYes
- Road-Mobile (TEL)No
- Rail-MobileNo
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Production550
- Operators1
- First Test1959
▲Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeAir-burst or contact (surface)
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1958Production started
- 1962Entered service
- 1969Production ended
68
years in service
11
years in production
550
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
ICBM RANKING ICBM · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
33ICBM4EARLY COLD WAR · ICBM1367UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS2PRICE · ICBM319PRICE · ALL WEAPONS4PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ICBM
ⓘ Rankings are within theICBMcategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Guidance system combining inertial navigation (self-contained motion tracking) with GPS (satellite-based positioning) for precise trajectory correction in ballistic missiles.
Relating to or using nuclear energy, typically fission, for propulsion or power generation in military vessels.
Silo-based: a launch configuration in which an intercontinental ballistic missile is stored and launched from a hardened underground silo.
Propellant consisting of a solid mixture of fuel and oxidizer, enabling long-term storage and immediate launch readiness.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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