Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missile
| Specifications | |
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| Primary Function: | Strategic Nuclear Deterrence |
| Contractor: | Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.
1st and 2nd stage manufactured by Hercules or Morton Thiokol 3rd stage by United Technologies |
| Unit Cost: | $29.1 million (current production) |
| Power Plant: | Three-stage solid-propellant rocket 1st and 2nd stage burn times are 65 seconds each 3rd stage burn time is 40 seconds |
| Length: | 44 feet (13.41 meters) |
| Weight: | 130,000 pounds (58,500 kg) |
| Diameter: | 74 inches (1.85 meters) |
| Range: | 6,000nm (6,900mi; 11,000km) Greater than 4,000 nautical miles (4,600 statute miles, or 7,360 km) |
| Guidance System: | Inertial |
| Warheads: |
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| Circular Error Probable (CEP) | reportedly as low as 0.07 NM (120 m) |
| Date Deployed: | 1990 |
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