PGM-19 Jupiter - Wikipedia
WEBThe PGM-19 Jupiter was the first nuclear armed, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was a liquid-propellant rocket using RP-1 fuel and LOX oxidizer, with a single Rocketdyne LR79-NA (model S-3D) rocket engine producing 667 kilonewtons (150,000 lb f) of thrust.
Chrysler SM-78/PGM-19A Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
WEBThe Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), in service from 1960 to 1963, was an important link between early, short-range rockets and later weapons that could reach any point on Earth.
SM-78 Jupiter - Missile Threat
WEBApr 23, 2024 · The SM-78 Jupiter was a medium-range, ground-launched, liquid-fueled ballistic missile developed and deployed by the United States. Due to its limited range, the Jupiter was forward based to allied European countries for …
The Jupiter Missiles and the Endgame of the Cuban Missile …
WEBWashington, D.C., February 16, 2023 - Harvard professor and future Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger discussed the U.S. withdrawal of Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) from Italy during January 1963 talks with top Italian officials and diplomats, including Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani and President Antonio Segni ...
JUPITER FACT SHEET - Spaceline
WEBDesigned by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), the Jupiter missile, initially designated SM-78, represented a logical follow-up to the Redstone MRBM. Even though research and development of the Jupiter was performed by the ABMA, the U.S. Army was never able to deploy the missile.
Chrysler SM-78/PGM-19A Jupiter - National Museum of the USAF
WEBThe Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), in service from 1960 to 1963, was an important link between early, short-range rockets and later weapons that could reach any point on Earth.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum
WEBThe Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) is the least known and shortest lived of the early U.S. nuclear missiles. In spite of this, it made major contributions to the development of U.S. rocketry.
Jupiter IRBM Development History - The Military Standard
WEBJun 13, 2005 · Jupiter IRBM Development History. The Jupiter was the direct descendant of the Army's Redstone, a tactical-range ballistic missile with a range of 150 miles. Under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun, the Redstone program began in 1951 at the Army's newly established Ordnance Guided Missile Center (OGMC) at …
Jupiter - United States Nuclear Forces - Federation of American …
WEBThe Jupiter, produced for the Army by Chrysler Corporation, was a single-stage, liquid-fueled, rocket-powered (150,000 pounds of thrust) ballistic missile equipped with all-inertial guidance. The Jupiter was stored vertically on tactical, field-deployed launchers.
The Real Cuban Missile Crisis
WEBJan 3, 2013 · The Jupiter missiles were an exceptionally vexing component of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Because they sat aboveground, were immobile, and required a long time to prepare for...