The SM-65 Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family. It was built for the United States Air Force by the Convair Division of General Dynamics at an assembly plant in Kearny Mesa, San Diego. 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 ClassIntercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) 2 Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Business Atlas: Convair, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: SM-65 Atlas
Wikidata Q7578232, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: SM-65 Atlas
Infobox, function
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
History section
Atlas C was declared operational in September 1959
service status
New designs, especially the Minuteman, rendered Atlas obsolete and it was retired from the ICBM role by 1965
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