M1 MSBS | |
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Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1971-75 |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Aérospatiale |
Specifications | |
Mass | 20,005 kg (44,103 lb) |
Length | 10.67 m (35.0 ft) |
Diameter | 1.49 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Blast yield | 1 × 1,000 kt (4,200 TJ) |
Engine | Two-stage solid-fuel rocket 440 kN (99,000 lbf) |
Operational range | 3,000 km (1,900 mi) |
Guidance system | Inertial |
Launch platform | Redoutable-class SNLEs (SSBNs) |
The M1 MSBS was the first French submarine-launched ballistic missile.