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  • RIM-161 Standard Missile 3
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  • The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is a ship-based missile system used by the US Navy to intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Although primarily designed as an anti-ballistic missile missile, the SM-3 has also been employed in an anti-satellite capacity against a satellite at the lower end of low Earth orbit. The SM-3 is primarily used and tested by the United States Navy and also operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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Length
  • 6.55 m
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vehicle range
  • 700.0
diameter
  • 31.8
Origin
Speed
  • Block IA/B ~3km/s, Block IIA ~4.5km/s
filling
Guidance
  • GPS/INS/semi-active radar homing/passive LWIR seeker
Name
  • RIM-161 SM-3
Type
Caption
  • A RIM-161 Standard Missile is launched from the Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie
is missile
  • yes
Unit Cost
  • 2.4E7
Weight
  • 1.5
Wingspan
  • 1.57 m
Ceiling
  • Block IA/B ~500 km , Block IIA ~1500km
Manufacturer
Used by
propellant
  • Stage3: MK 136 Third Stage Rocket Motor , solid-fuel, ATK
  • Stage2: MK 104 Dual Thrust Rocket Motor , solid-fuel, Aerojet
  • Stage4: Throttleable Divert and Attitude Control System , [Aerojet]
  • Stage1: MK 72 Booster, solid-fuel, Aerojet
abstract
  • The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is a ship-based missile system used by the US Navy to intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Although primarily designed as an anti-ballistic missile missile, the SM-3 has also been employed in an anti-satellite capacity against a satellite at the lower end of low Earth orbit. The SM-3 is primarily used and tested by the United States Navy and also operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.