Missile, Submarine-launched, Polaris A-3

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Lockheed Missiles and Space Division

Summary

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.

Credit Line

Transferred from the United States Navy, Bureau of Weapons

Inventory Number

A19620016000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets

Materials

Steel

Dimensions

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

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e2ee591a-7e52-4782-810c-2d7e896601d3

Record ID

nasm_A19620016000