SM-65 Atlas - Specifications (Atlas ICBM)

Specifications (Atlas ICBM)

  • Length: 75 ft. 1 in. (22.9 m) with Mk 2 re-entry vehicle, 82 ft. 6 in. (25.2 m) with Mk 3
  • Span of outboard engine fairings: 16 ft (4.88m)
  • Diameter: 10 ft. 0 in. (3.05 m)
  • Launch weight: 255,950 lb. (116,100 kg) for Atlas D w/o payload, 260,000 lb. (118,000 kg) for Atlas D with Mk 2/3 RV and W49 warhead, 268,000 lb. (121,600 kg) for Atlas E&F with Mk 4 RV and W38 warhead
  • Range: 9000 st. mi.
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rocketdyne LR105 rocket engine with 57,000 lbf (254 kN) thrust, 1 × Rocketdyne XLR89 rocket engine with two 150,000 lbf (670 kN) thrust chambers (Atlas D), 2 × Rocketdyne LR101 vernier rocket engines with 1,000 lbf (4.4 kN) of thrust (propellant feed from LR105 sustainer engine turbopumps); 2 × LR89 booster engines (independent turbopumps) with 165,000 lbf (734 kN) (Atlas E&F)
  • Warhead:Mk 2 or Mk 3 re-entry vehicle with W-49 warhead (1.44 MT yield) (Atlas D); Mk 4 re-entry vehicle with W-38 warhead (3.75 MT yield) (Atlas E&F)
  • CEP: 4,600 ft (1,400 m)
Atlas C missile sitting on its launch pad, 1957/58 Launch of an SM-65E Atlas Launch of an SM-65F Atlas Convair X-11 being launched Convair X-12 being launched

Convair X-11 Specifications
General characteristics

  • Crew: Unmanned
  • Length: 96 ft (29.3 m)
  • Wingspan: 12 ft (3.66 m)
  • Height:
  • Empty weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 80,000 lb (36,300 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × rocket engine

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 10+
  • Range: 600 nm (690 mi, 1,110 km)
  • Service ceiling: 40 mi (60 km)

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