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
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