Jupiter missile
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The Jupiter missile was an early U.S. medium-range ballistic missile developed during the Cold War for nuclear delivery, notable for its deployment in Europe and role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PGM-19 Jupiter | 1 |
| Thor missile | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military rocket system
ⓘ
medium-range ballistic missile ⓘ |
| allianceOperator | North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deployedInCountry |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentEnd | early 1960s ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| designedBy | Wernher von Braun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy |
ABMA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Ballistic Missile Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 2.7 meters ⓘ |
| era |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| fuelType | RP-1 kerosene ⓘ |
| guidanceType | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | fixed ground launch sites ⓘ |
| launchPreparationTime | relatively long compared to later solid-fuel missiles ⓘ |
| length | approximately 18 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Chrysler Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRange |
approximately 1500 miles
ⓘ
approximately 2400 kilometers ⓘ |
| natoDesignation | PGM-19 Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deployment in Europe
ⓘ
role in Cuban Missile Crisis negotiations ⓘ |
| nuclearDeliveryMethod | ballistic trajectory ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| originalDesignation | SM-78 Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryRole | nuclear delivery ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled rocket ⓘ |
| rangeCategory | medium-range ballistic missile ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Redstone missile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thor missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCubanMissileCrisis | removal from Turkey was part of secret agreement with USSR ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| stageCount | single-stage ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor | Juno II launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | nuclear warhead ⓘ |
| warheadYield | approximately 1.4 megatons of TNT ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
PGM-19 Jupiter
this entity surface form:
Thor missile