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SSBS S3
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SSBS S3 |
French submarine-launched ballistic missile. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x SEP 902 + 1 x Rita II
Status: Retired 1993. First Launch: 1976-12-03. Last Launch: 1993-11-03. Number: 21 . Thrust: 534.40 kN (120,138 lbf). 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). Apogee: 600 km (370 mi).
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.
Family:
submarine-launched.
Country:
France.
Launch Sites:
Biscarosse,
Biscarosse BLB.
Stages:
Rita II,
SEP 902.
Agency:
SEREB.
1976 December 3 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 April 14 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 June 30 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1977 November 17 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 April 5 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 June 20 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1978 December 2 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1979 March 20 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1979 July 16 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Qualification test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1980 December 10 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1981 June 3 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 May 25 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1982 June 26 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 June 25 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1983 October 4 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1986 February 10 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1987 June 10 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1989 March 21 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
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:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1991 June 24 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1993 November 3 - .
Launch Site:
Biscarosse.
Launch Complex:
Biscarosse BLB.
LV Family:
MSBS.
Launch Vehicle:
SSBS S3.
- Operational test - .
Nation: France.
Agency: DMA.
Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
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