SSM-N-6 Rigel | |
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Type | Cruise missile |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | United States Navy |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Grumman |
Specifications | |
Mass | 23,800 pounds (10,800 kg) (with boosters) 13,000 pounds (5,900 kg) (w/o boosters) |
Length | 46 feet 1 inch (14.05 m) |
Diameter | 3.75 feet (1.14 m) |
Wingspan | 13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m) |
Warhead | 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) such as the W5 warhead |
Engine | 2 × Marquardt 28 ramjet 6,000 lbf (27 kN) 4 × booster rockets 8,000 lbf (36 kN) |
Operational range | 500 nautical miles (926 km) |
Maximum speed | Mach 2 |
Launch platform | submarine |
The SSM-N-6 Rigel was a proposed United States Navy submarine-launched, nuclear-capable ramjet-powered cruise missile.