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SSBS S1

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SSBS
FunctionExperimental
ManufacturerSEREB
Country of originFrance
Cost per launch??? franc
Cost per year1965–1993
Size
Height15.10 metres (49.5 ft)
Diameter1.50 metres (59 in)
Mass25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb)
Capacity
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Associated rockets
Familymedium-range ballistic missile
Launch history
StatusRetired
Total launches53
Success(es)53
Failure(s)0
Partial failure(s)0
First flight23 October 1965
Last flight3 November 1993
stage
Maximum thrust440 knots (810 km/h)

The SSBS was a series of French military medium-range ballistic missiles. The first series, SSBS S1, was launched between 1965 and 1968. It had a maximum altitude of 500 kilometres (310 mi), a lift off thrust of 440kN, total mass of 25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb), a diameter of 1.50 metres (59 in) and a total length of 15.10 metres (49.5 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ "SSBS". Encyclopedia Astronautica.