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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