SSBS S1

**SSBS**
Size
Function	Experimental
Manufacturer	SEREB
Country of origin	France
Cost per launch	??? franc
Height	15.10 metres (49.5 ft)
Diameter	1.50 metres (59 in)
Mass	25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb)
Capacity
Payload to
Associated rockets
Family	medium-range ballistic missile
Launch history
Status	Retired
Total launches	53
Successes	53
Failures	0
Partial failures	0
First flight	23 October 1965
Last flight	3 November 1993
Stage
Thrust	440 knots (810 km/h)
Fuel

The SSBS was a series of French military medium-range ballistic missiles. The first series, SSBS S1, was launched between 1965 and 1968. It had a maximum altitude of 500 kilometres (310 mi), a lift off thrust of 440kN, total mass of 25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb), a diameter of 1.50 metres (59 in) and a total length of 15.10 metres (49.5 ft).^[1]

References

↑ "SSBS". Encyclopedia Astronautica.

French nuclear armament

Strategic missiles	missile M1 missile M2 missile M20 missile S1 missile S2 missile S3 missile M4 missile M45 missile M5 missile M51

Pre-strategic missiles	Pluton Hadès ASMP

Nuclear warheads	AN-11 bomb AN-22 bomb AN-52 bomb MR 31 MR 41 MR 50 CTC AN 51 CTC AN 52 CTC TN 60 TN 61 TN 70 TN 71 TN 75 TN 76 TN 80 TN 81 TN 90 TNA TNO

Related subjects	French nuclear deterrence FAS FOST France and weapons of mass destruction

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