SSM-N-6 Rigel

SSM-N-6 Rigel
TypeCruise missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States Navy
Production history
ManufacturerGrumman
Specifications
Mass23,800 pounds (10,800 kg) (with boosters)
13,000 pounds (5,900 kg) (w/o boosters)
Length46 feet 1 inch (14.05 m)
Diameter3.75 feet (1.14 m)
Wingspan13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m)
Warhead3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) such as the W5 warhead
Engine2 × 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.

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