Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ground-Based_Interceptor_(GBI)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf missile interceptor
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Ground-Based_Interceptor
gptkb:GBI
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Fort_Greely,_Alaska
gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base,_California
gptkbp:diameter 1.27 meters
gptkbp:enteredService 2004
gptkbp:guidanceSystem inertial guidance
onboard sensors
up-link guidance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI)
gptkbp:length 16.8 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Raytheon
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:Next_Generation_Interceptor_(NGI)
gptkbp:numberDeployed 44 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Missile_Defense_Agency
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ground-based_Midcourse_Defense
gptkbp:propulsion three-stage solid fuel rocket
gptkbp:purpose intercept and destroy incoming ballistic missile warheads
gptkbp:range over 5,500 km
gptkbp:role ballistic missile defense
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:testFailures several test failures
gptkbp:testSuccesses multiple successful intercepts
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:warheadType gptkb:Exoatmospheric_Kill_Vehicle_(EKV)
gptkbp:weight 12,700 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Next_Generation_Interceptor_(NGI)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6