Atlas missile

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ballistic missile
gptkbp:affiliatedWith ICBM program
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkb:Project_Atlas
nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:decommissioned 1965
gptkbp:deployedTo Europe
gptkbp:design 1950s
gptkbp:designatedAs SM-65
gptkbp:developedBy Convair
gptkbp:developer U.S._Air_Force_contract
gptkbp:diameter 3.05 meters
gptkbp:engineType RD-180
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1959
gptkbp:firstFlight 1956
1965
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1959
gptkbp:gameFeatures liquid propellant
gptkbp:hasArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
1956
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold War era
gptkbp:historicalImpact changed military strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first U.S. ICBM
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atlas missile
gptkbp:influenced nuclear technology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Germany
V-2 rocket technology
gptkbp:launched ground-based control
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
ground launch
mobile launch system
gptkbp:launchVehicle Atlas D
gptkbp:length 28.5 meters
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 130,000 kg
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
strategic deterrence
gptkbp:notableFeature first U.S. ICBM to be operational
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 200
gptkbp:operationalRange 12,000 km
gptkbp:operationalRole strategic missile
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:payloadCapacity over 1,500 kg
gptkbp:productionCompany 1955-1960
gptkbp:provides inertial guidance
gptkbp:range 12,000 km
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
gptkbp:replacedBy Minuteman I
gptkbp:retired 1965
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Titan_missile
gptkb:Minuteman_missile
gptkbp:technology rocket technology
gptkbp:type gptkb:intercontinental_ballistic_missile_(ICBM)
1.44 megaton
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usedFor nuclear delivery
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cold_War