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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
SM-65E Atlas
💰 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 ClassICBM
- Service Entry Year1961
- DesignerConvair
- Length31.5 m
- Diameter3.05 m
- Launch Weight115,000 kg
- In ServiceNo
◈Propulsion6MOD.6
- Propulsion Typeliquid rocket
- Number of Stages2
- Fuel TypeRP-1/LOX
- Solid-FuelNo
- Cold-LaunchNo
- CanisterizedNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range9,600 km
- Apogee1,200 km
- Re-Entry Speed (Mach)23 Mach
- Throw Weight1,400 kg
- Depressed-Trajectory CapableNo
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry5MOD.5
- Circular Error Probable (CEP)300 m
- Guidance TypeInertial / GPS
- 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 Modesilo
- Silo-BasedYes
- Road-Mobile (TEL)No
- Rail-MobileNo
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Production250
- Operators1
- First Test1960
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1960Production started
- 1995Production ended
66
years in service
35
years in production
250
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
SM-65E Atlas // SIBLING VARIANTS
06 / MASS Score
ICBM RANKING ICBM · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
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.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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