M1 (missile)
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M1 MSBS | |
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![]() Prototype of a re-entry vehicle of an M1 missile in 1969. | |
Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1971-75 |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Aérospatiale |
Specifications | |
Mass | 20,005 kg (44,103 lb) |
Length | 10.67 m (35.0 ft) |
Diameter | 1.49 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Blast yield | 1 × 1,000 kt (4,200 TJ) |
Engine | Two-stage solid-fuel rocket 440 kN (99,000 lbf) |
Operational range | 3,000 km (1,900 mi) |
Guidance system | Inertial |
Launch platform | Redoutable-class SNLEs (SSBNs) |
The M1 MSBS was the first French submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Overview
[edit]In French, MSBS is the abbreviation for Mer-Sol Balistique Stratégique, or Sea-Ground Strategic Ballistic Missile. It has two stages. It was deployed on the Redoutable-class SNLEs (Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins) (Device-launching Nuclear Submarine) or SSBNs from 1971 to 1975. It was replaced by the M2 MSBS in 1974–75.[1]