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21-FEB-2013

February 21

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Atlas 2E Ballistic Missile

Specifications:

Length: 75 ft 1 in (22.89 m) with Mk 2 re-entry vehicle, 82 ft 6 in (25.15 m) with Mk 3
Span of outboard engine fairings: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
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 (117,900 kg) for Atlas D with Mk 2/3 RV and W49 warhead, 268,000 lb (121,560 kg) for Atlas E&F with Mk 4 RV and W38 warhead
Range: 9,000 mi (14,480 km)
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)

Source: Wikipedia

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/800s f/11.0 at 48.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Carl Carbone24-Feb-2013 02:28
Super shot. Which way is it pointed?
LynnH22-Feb-2013 23:58
LOL... not something we see every day here on Pbase! Very very cool! V
Frank Brault22-Feb-2013 22:03
A fantastic capture Walter! The sky beautifully complements the colors of the missile. An amazing weapon. V
J S Quesada22-Feb-2013 18:38
Amazing capture and lighting. V
Tom LeRoy22-Feb-2013 12:56
Wow, impressive by any standard. A great shot to get this monster all in the frame. V
laine21-Feb-2013 23:16
excellent subject...great POV
Stephanie21-Feb-2013 22:59
Gorgeous lighting and image Walter! V
Simon Chandler21-Feb-2013 22:58
Excellent composition and perspective. A very impressive image. Great info. v
Karen Stuebing21-Feb-2013 22:43
Powerful looking missile. I like the angle of it pointing up into the dramatic and dark sky. V.
woody3421-Feb-2013 22:02
Fabulous image and very clear details...but I agree with John and Derek...our son ,always managed to get up at 6.30am and the house would reverberate to Thunderbirds and then ditto with our grandsons...V
Apostolos Tikopoulos21-Feb-2013 21:38
Terrific image with nice details/ v.
SRW21-Feb-2013 21:22
Makes me think of early Robert Heinlein stories... -- great perspective and light....
Derek Bews21-Feb-2013 21:10
I thought it was Thunderbird 1 as well!
Raymond21-Feb-2013 21:07
I think I know 2 or 3 Nations that would love to have one of those! Not necessarily the USA's friends! Great shot of it Walter
Jim Coffman21-Feb-2013 20:59
Simply amazing! I had to clue that thy were so large!
joseantonio21-Feb-2013 20:52
Great light and details...V.
John Reynolds LRPS21-Feb-2013 20:52
Great capture. From the thumbnail I thought it was going to be Thunderbird 1 :-)
David Sands21-Feb-2013 20:49
Boom- nailed this shot... Yes you DID. V
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