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MSBS M4
Part of MSBS
MSBS M4 |
French intermediate range ballistic missile. Submarine launched; MRV. Operational. 3 stage vehicle.
Status: Active. First Launch: 1980-11-28. Last Launch: 1999-05-04. Number: 17 . Payload: 3,600 kg (7,900 lb). Thrust: 900.00 kN (202,320 lbf). Gross mass: 34,987 kg (77,133 lb). Height: 11.07 m (36.31 ft). Diameter: 1.92 m (6.30 ft). Span: 1.92 m (6.29 ft). Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
Guidance contractor: SAGEM-EMD. Maximum range: 3,900 km (2,400 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 6. Warhead yield: 150 KT. Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Cruise engine: P402. Initial Operational Capability: 1985.
Subtopics
| SEP 401 Aerospatiale solid rocket engine. MSBS M4 first stage. |
| SEP 402 Aerospatiale solid rocket engine. MSBS M4 second stage. |
| SEP 403 Aerospatiale solid rocket engine. MSBS M4 third stage. |
Family:
IRBM,
submarine-launched.
Country:
France.
Launch Sites:
Biscarosse,
Biscarosse BLB,
Bay of Biscay Launch Area.
Stages:
SEP 401,
SEP 402,
SEP 403.
Agency:
SEREB.
1980 November 28 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1981? - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1981 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1981 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1981? - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1982? - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: S655.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1982? - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1982? - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1982? - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: S655.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1982 March 10 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: S655.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1983 - .
Launch Site:
Bay of Biscay Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 47.5 N x 4.5 W.
Launch Platform: S655.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Launched from Zone de lancement SNLE, Golfe de Gascogne, Bretagne - Latitude: 47.50 N - Longitude: 4.50 W..
1983 July 12 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: S655.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1983 November 23 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: S655.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1984 February 22 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: S655.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1984 July 12 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: S615.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1986 March 1 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Platform: SNLE.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Long range test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi).
1999 May 4 - .
Launch Site:
Bay of Biscay Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 47.5 N x 4.5 W.
Launch Platform: S615.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
MSBS M4.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Launched from Zone de lancement SNLE, Golfe de Gascogne, Bretagne - Latitude: 47.50 N, Longitude:4.50 W..
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