Difference between revisions of "GWS.82 Triton"

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Triton
Design details
Function	SLBM or ASAT
Manufacturer	Lyme and Martens Industries
Design No.	LMR-61
DPA No.	GWS.82
Unit cost	$65 million
Service dates	2005-present
General characteristics
Length	17.22 m
Diameter	2.7 m (Core)
Launch mass	122.92 t
Flight characteristics
Propulsion Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3	RSS.82A1 solid rocket RSS.82A2 solid rocket RSS.82A3 solid rocket
Flight control	Thrust vectoring
Speed	>29000 km/h
Manoeuvrability	g
Range	>12000 km
Ceiling	Low Earth orbit
Guidance and payload
Guidance	Initial: GPS/INS Midcourse: GPS/INS, celestial reference Terminal: Dual-mode GPS/INS and ATR
Warhead	8 × 950 kt warheads
Fuzes	Barometric/RF altimeter, contact
Launch platforms
Ship	GWLS.82
Operators
UKIN

A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) designed to replace the smaller UGM-133A Trident D5 aboard the Chamberlain-class ballistic missile submarines.

GWS.82U

Types:
Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)
Anti-satellite weapon launching system (ASAT)
Satellite launching system (SAT-L)
Service designation:
SLBM: UGM.82
ASAT: UIM.82
SAT-L: UCM.82
Dimensions:
Length: 17.22 m
Diameter: 2.7 m
Mass: 122920 kg
Warhead: SLBM: 16 × W88 (475 kt) multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRV) or 16 × W76 (100 kt)
Payload: 5880 kg
Propulsion: three-stage solid-propellant rocket, thrust-vector control for course corrections
Guidance:
Initial: inertial navigation corrected by global positioning satellite information (GPS)
Midcourse: inertial navigation corrected by celestial reference navigation system (CRNS)
Terminal: inertial navigation corrected by stored map reference guidance and GPS information.
Range: >12000 km
Cost: $65 million

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