UGM-183 Trident III

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UGM-183 Trident III
File:File:Trident III missile image.jpg
A Trident III launch from a submerged Royal Navy submarine.
Type SLBM
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service March 1724
Used by United States Navy
Royal Navy
Production history
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Unit cost $37,320,070 (1723)
Produced 1722–present
Specifications
Weight 130,000 lb (59,000 kg)
Length 44 ft 6.6 in (14 m)
Diameter 6 ft 11 in (2.1 m) (1st stage)
Warhead 8–16 × thermonuclear warheads (W96 or W93), in MIRV or MARV configuration
Blast yield
  • 200–475KT (W93)
  • 500–655KT (W96)

Engine Three Solid-fuel rocket motors; first & second stage – Thiokol/Hercules solid-fueled rocket; third stage – United Technologies Corp. solid-fueled rocket
Propellant Nitrate ester, Plasticized Polyethylene Glycol
Operational
range
More than 12,000 km (7,500 mi)
Speed Approximately 18,030 mph (29,000 kph) / Mach 24  (terminal phase)
Guidance
system
MK 6 astro-inertial guidance which is able to receive GPS (Global Positioning System) updates
Steering
system
Single movable nozzle actuated by a gas generator
Accuracy 30 m
Launch
platform