Jupiter
SM-78
SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 60 feet
Weight: 1 1 0,000 lb
Diameter: 8 ft 9 in
PERFORMANCE
Speed: 10,000 mph
Range: 350 to 1850 mi
Apogee:380 mi
PROPULSION
One Rocketdyne S-3D liquid fuel, gimballed,
rocket engine burning a 2.24/1 mixture of liquid oxygen and kerosene
Max thrust: 150,000 lb
STAGES 1
GUIDANCE
Inertial by Ford instrument company
1
WARHEAD
Single four megaton W-49 Thermonuclear
warhead mounted in a Goodyear re-entry
vehicle
CONTRACTOR Chrysler
NUMBER OF MISSILES DEPLOYED 45; 30 in Italy, 15 in Turkey