Hera (rocket)
Surface-to-surface guided missile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Hera (disambiguation).
Hera is a target missile for development testing of missile defense systems such as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and Patriot PAC-3.
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Hera | |
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Type | Surface-to-surface guided missile |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | United States |
Production history | |
Designer | Coleman Aerospace |
Specifications | |
Mass | 11,300 kilograms (24,912 lb) |
Length | 11.9 metres (39.0 ft) |
Diameter | 1.32 metres (4.3 ft) (first stage) |
Engine | First stage: Aerojet General SR19-AJ-1 solid-fuel rocket; 268 kN (60,300 lbf) 2nd stage: Hercules M57A1 solid-fuel rocket; 156 kN (35,000 lbf) |
Operational range | 1,100 kilometres (684 mi) |
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