Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the icbm category.
01 / Overview
SM-65 Atlas
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1959–1965
Quantity
350
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the icbm category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General7MOD.7
- Missile Classintercontinental ballistic missile
- Service Entry Year1959
- DesignerConvair
- Length22.86 m
- Diameter3.048 m
- Launch Weight117,934 kg
- In ServiceNo
◈Propulsion6MOD.6
- Propulsion Typeliquid
- Number of Stages1
- Fuel TypeRP-1/LOX }} {{Infobox rocket/stage
- Solid-FuelNo
- Cold-LaunchNo
- CanisterizedNo
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Maximum Range9,600 km
- Depressed-Trajectory CapableNo
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry4MOD.4
- Circular Error Probable (CEP)1,402 m
- Terminal GuidanceNo
- Maneuverable Re-Entry Vehicle (MaRV)No
- Penetration Aids / DecoysNo
◆Warhead7MOD.7
- Warhead Typethermonuclear
- NuclearYes
- ThermonuclearYes
- Yield (per warhead)1,440
- MIRVNo
- Warhead / RV Count1
- Conventional-CapableNo
▤Basing5MOD.5
- Basing Modeunderground silo and aboveground coffin
- Silo-BasedYes
- Road-Mobile (TEL)No
- Rail-MobileNo
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Production350
- Operators1
- First Test1957
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1959Production started
- 1965Production ended
67
years in service
6
years in production
350
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
SM-65 Atlas // DERIVATIVES
06 / MASS Score
ICBM RANKING ICBM · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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