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This is a mockup of the Polaris A-3, the third and last version of the U.S. Navy's first generation submarine-launched ballistic missile. It was deployed between 1964 and 1981. Sixteen were carried on each Polaris submarine. The A-3 had a range of 2,500 nautical miles and carried three W58 thermonuclear warheads, each with a yield of 200 kilotons. Lockheed Missiles and Space made this mockup and the Navy's Bureau of Weapons donated it to NASM in 1962.

Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets

Manufacturer

Lockheed Missiles and Space Division

Dimensions

Other: 4ft 2in. x 32ft (127 x 975.4cm)

Materials

Steel

Inventory Number

A19620016000

Credit Line

Transferred from the United States Navy, Bureau of Weapons.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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