Go inside an INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SILO as a MINUTEMAN 3 is prepared for launch!

Описание: Go inside an INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SILO as a MINUTEMAN 3 is prepared for launch!

The LGM-30 Minuteman III, built by Boeing, is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) being used by the US Air Force Combat Command. The Minuteman III is a vital component of the US strategic deterrent forces and the inventory is controlled by the Air Force Global Strike Command.

Minuteman III is a long-range, solid-fuel, three-stage ICBM with the capability to carry single or multiple nuclear warheads. The missile is powered by three solid-fuel rocket engines and weighs 36,030kg (79,432lb). It has a range of more than 6,000mi (5,218 nautical miles) and speed of approximately 24,000km/h (15,000mph) at burnout.

The propulsion is provided by three solid-propellant rocket motors developing a thrust of 200,000lb, 60,600lb and 34,000lb respectively. Thiokol supplied the first stage rocket motor while the engines for the second and third were provided by Aerojet-General and United Technologies Chemical Systems Division respectively.

Official release: ICBM-Minuteman 3 – Maintenance and missile preparations for a test launch of a Minuteman 3. Shipped for F.E. Warren to Vandenberg AFB.

Credit: Tech. Sgt. Aaron Drobnack, United States Air Force.

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