UGM-183 Trident III
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UGM-183 Trident III | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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