LGM-118A Peacekeeper
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Primary function: | Intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Contractor: | Basing: Boeing Aerospace and Electronics; assembly and test: Martin Marietta and Denver Aerospace |
| Power Plant: | First three stages, solid-propellant; fourth stage, storable liquid (by Thiokol, Aerojet, Hercules and Rocketdyne) |
| Length: | 71 feet (21.8 meters) |
| Weight: | 195,000 pounds (87,750 kilograms) including re-entry vehicles |
| Diameter: | 7 feet, 8 inches (2.3 meters) |
| Range: | Greater than 6,000 miles (5,217 nautical miles) |
| Speed: | Approximately 15,000 miles per hour at burnout (Mach 20 at sea level) |
| Guidance system: | Inertial; integration by Rockwell, IMU by Northrop and Rockwell |
| Warheads: | 10 Avco MK 21 re-entry vehicles |
| Yield: | |
| Circular Error Probable: | |
| Date Deployed: | December 1986 |
| Unit Cost: | $70 million |
| Inventory: | Active force, 50; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0 |
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