GWS.82 Triton
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Triton | |
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Design details | |
Function | Air-to-surface or surface-to-surface missile |
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 cm (Core/LC) |
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:
Midcourse:
Terminal:
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Warhead | 8 × 950 kt warheads |
Fuzes | Barometric/RF altimeter, contact |
Launch platforms | |
Ship | GWLS.82 |
Operators | |
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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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