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PGM-19 Jupiter

Missiles And Guided Munitions

The PGM-19 Jupiter was the first nuclear-armed medium-range ballistic missile fielded by the United States Air Force. It was powered by a single Rocketdyne LR79-NA liquid-propellant rocket engine burning RP-1 fuel with a liquid oxygen oxidizer, producing 150,000 pounds of thrust, and it carried a 1.44 megaton W49 nuclear warhead, with Chrysler Corporation as prime contractor. Originally developed by the United States Army's Army Ballistic Missile Agency, the missile was declared operational on 15 January 1958 and was withdrawn from deployment by April 1963 as part of an understanding with the Soviet Union reached after the Cuban Missile Crisis. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) 1
Introduced Year
1956 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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1. Wikipedia: PGM-19 Jupiter
  • Infobox, type
    Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)
  • Service status stated explicitly in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox, production_date field
    Infobox production_date field: 1956-1961
  • Operated By: United States Air Force, infobox used_by/operator field: 'United States Air Force'
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Wikidata: PGM-19 Jupiter
Wikidata Q1473449, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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