Minuteman ICBM

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:abilities gptkb:MIRV_(Multiple_Independently_targetable_Reentry_Vehicles)
carrying nuclear warheads
gptkbp:armsControlTreaty gptkb:New_START
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:deploymentEndYear present
gptkbp:deploymentStartYear 1962
gptkbp:diameter 1.68 meters
gptkbp:enteredService 1962
gptkbp:firstFlight 1961
gptkbp:guidanceSystem inertial guidance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Minuteman ICBM
gptkbp:launchWeight 35,000 kg
gptkbp:length 18.2 meters
gptkbp:locationOfDeployment gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 24,000 km/h
gptkbp:namedAfter Minutemen (American Revolution)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Minuteman
gptkbp:notableFeature first solid-fueled ICBM deployed by the US
rapid launch capability
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 1,000
gptkbp:numberOfActiveMissiles 400 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:numberOfStages 3
gptkbp:operationalCeiling sub-orbital
gptkbp:operator Air Force Global Strike Command
gptkbp:payload gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:platform underground silo
gptkbp:primaryMission nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:propulsion solid fuel
gptkbp:range 13,000 km
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Atlas_ICBM
Titan ICBM
gptkbp:serviceLifeExtension gptkb:Guidance_Replacement_Program
gptkb:Propulsion_Replacement_Program
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:LGM-35_Sentinel
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Minuteman_III
gptkb:Minuteman_II
gptkb:Minuteman_I
gptkbp:warheadType gptkb:W62
gptkb:W78
gptkb:W87
gptkbp:website gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:weight 35,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command_&_Aerospace_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6