Alfa (rocket)

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Alfa
Test launch of an Alfa
Type	Intermediate range ballistic missile
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1973–76
Used by	Italian Navy
Production history
Manufacturer	Aeritalia, Selenia, Snia BPD
No. built	unknown
Specifications
Mass	8,000 kilograms (18,000 lb)
Length	6.5 metres (21 ft)
length	3.85 metres (12.6 ft) first stage
Height	6.5 metres (21 ft)
Diameter	1.37 metres (54 in)
Warhead	Nuclear warhead (planned)
Engine	first stage, solid fuel rocket 250 kN (56,000 lbf) thrust second stage, solid fuel rocket thrust unknown
Operational range	1,600 kilometres (990 mi) with 1 tonne warhead
Boost time	first stage, 57 seconds second stage, unknown
Guidance system	Inertial
Launch platform	surface vessels

Alfa was the designation of an Italian ballistic missile program that started in 1971 under the control of the GRS (Gruppo di Realizzazione Speciale Interforze). It was related to the Polaris A-3 missile.