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MGM-29 Sergeant
Sperry / Thiokol · Ballistic · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The MGM-29 Sergeant was an American short-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface missile developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The missiles were built by Sperry Utah Company. The Sergeant was the third and last in a series of JPL rockets for the US Army whose names correspond to the progression in Army enlisted ranks, starting with Private and Corporal.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Ballistic
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Sperry / Thiokol
- Operator
- USA
- Primary Role
- Ballistic
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1962
- Produced
- 500
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Thiokol TX-20 solid-fuel rocket
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Ground-launched
- Length (ft)
- 34.5
- MTOW (lb)
- 10000
- Payload (lb)
- 1000
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 160000
- Range (mi)
- 86
- Armament
- Nuclear W52 / HE