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This is a U.S. Navy Poseidon C-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), deployed from 1971 to the early 1990s. Developed by Lockheed as a successor to the first-generation Polaris SLBM, Poseidon C-3s were two-stage, solid-fuel missiles with a range of approximately 5,300 km (3,300 miles). Sixteen missiles were carried on an individual ballistic missile submarine, with each missile having up to 14 independently targetable nuclear warheads. This Poseidon C-3 was assembled from spare parts by Lockheed and donated by the U.S. Navy to NASM in 1973.

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This object is on display in Rockets & Missiles at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Rockets & Missiles
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Lockheed Missiles and Space Division
 Dimensions Overall: 36 ft. long x 6 ft. 2 in. diameter, 6830 lb. (1097.28 x 187.96cm, 3098.1kg)
 Materials Missile is fiberglass, metal, and wood
Dollies are metal
 Alternate Name Poseidon C-3 Missile Inventory Number A19731668000 Credit Line Transferred from the United States Navy Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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