SSBS S3
French submarine-launched ballistic missile. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x SEP 902 + 1 x Rita II
Maximum range: 3,450 km (2,140 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Warhead yield: 1,200 KT. Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Initial Operational Capability: 1980.
Gross mass: 25,750 kg (56,760 lb).
Height: 13.81 m (45.30 ft).
Diameter: 1.49 m (4.88 ft).
Span: 2.62 m (8.59 ft).
Thrust: 534.40 kN (120,138 lbf).
Apogee: 600 km (370 mi).
First Launch: 1976.12.03.
Last Launch: 1993.11.03.
Number: 21 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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missile Guided self-propelled military weapon (as opposed to rocket, an unguided self-propelled weapon). More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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SEREB French manufacturer of rocket engines and rockets. SEREB, France. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Biscarosse In April 1962 France signed the final agreements with Algeria, requiring them to evacuate their rocket test ranged there by July 1967. Three months later a site on French soil on the Bay of Biscay, at Landes, near Biscarosse, was selected. The site would allow the testing of missiles over the Atlantic out to a range of 3000 km. This would put the RV impact area near the Azores, and a tracking station was opened in October 1966 on Flores island. More...
Associated Stages
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MSBS M2-2 Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded mass 6,000 kg. Thrust 320.00 kN. More...
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SSBS S3-1 Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded mass 16,000 kg. Thrust 540.00 kN. More...
SSBS S3 Chronology
1976 December 3 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 April 14 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 June 30 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 November 17 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 April 5 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V5.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 June 20 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V6.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 December 2 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V7.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1979 March 20 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 V8.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1979 July 16 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 TS-2601.
- Qualification test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1980 December 10 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2601.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1981 June 3 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2602.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 May 25 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2603.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 June 26 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2605.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 June 25 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2606.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 October 4 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2604.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1986 February 10 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2607.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1987 June 10 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2608.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1989 March 21 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Tir d'exercice - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1989 June 18 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2609.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1991 June 24 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 26010.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1993 November 3 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
SSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
LV Configuration: SSBS S3 26011.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
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