Polaris missile

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ballistic missile
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:communityPartnerships NATO_allies
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990
gptkbp:design submarine launch capability
gptkbp:designatedAs gptkb:UGM-27
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:diameter 1.3 meters
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1962
1990
gptkbp:firstFlight 1960
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1962
gptkbp:hasArea numerous
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:historicalContext during_the_Cold_War_era
gptkbp:historicalEvent developed in the 1950s.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first submarine-launched ballistic missile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polaris missile
gptkbp:influencedBy nuclear deterrence strategy
gptkbp:internationalRelations limited_to_U.S._allies
gptkbp:isOftenAccompaniedBy up to 1.2 megatons
gptkbp:launched vertical launch
periodic tests
submarine command center
gptkbp:launchSite submarine
submarine base
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future SLBMs
gptkbp:length 8.5 meters
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Navy
second-strike capability
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 1,000
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,500 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:U.S._Navy_submarines
retired
limited accuracy
gptkbp:productionCompany 1956-1960
gptkbp:project gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:propulsion solid fuel
gptkbp:provides inertial guidance
gptkbp:range 2,500 km
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Trident_I_(C4)_missile
gptkbp:retirementYear 1990
technological advancement
shift_to_Trident_system
gptkbp:services 1961
gptkbp:strategicGoals nuclear deterrence
deterrent_against_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Trident_missile
gptkb:Submarine-Launched_Ballistic_Missile_(SLBM)_program
gptkbp:targets strategic targets
gptkbp:technology submarine technology
solid-fueled, inertial guidance system
gptkbp:trainingExercises conducted_by_U.S._Navy
gptkbp:type thermonuclear warhead
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg