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Chrysler Redstone (rocket)
Chrysler · Ballistic · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The PGM-11 Redstone was the first large American ballistic missile. A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), it was in active service with the United States Army in West Germany from June 1958 to June 1964 as part of NATO's Cold War defense of Western Europe. It was the first US missile to carry a live nuclear warhead, in the 1958 Pacific Ocean weapons test Hardtack Teak.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Ballistic
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Chrysler
- Operator
- USA
- Primary Role
- Ballistic
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1958
- Produced
- 120
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- North American Rocketdyne A-7 liquid (ethanol/LOX)
- Thrust / Power
- 75,000 lbf
- Launch
- Ground-launched
- Length (ft)
- 69.3
- MTOW (lb)
- 61000
- Payload (lb)
- 6900
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.04
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 200000
- Range (mi)
- 200
- Max Speed (mph)
- 5369
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 7
- Armament
- Nuclear W39 / HE