Ground-Based Interceptor

Ground-Based Interceptor
A Ground-Based Interceptor loaded into a silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, in July 2004
TypeAnti-ballistic missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States Army
Production history
Manufacturer
Specifications
Mass21,600 kilograms (47,600 lb)
Length16.61 m (54 ft 6 in)
Diameter1.28 m (4 ft 2 in)
WarheadExoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
EngineSolid-fuel booster, liquid-fuel vehicle
Maximum speedOver 27,500 km/h (17,100 mph); Mach 33
Guidance
system
Inertial + imaging infrared
Launch
platform
Silo

The Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) is the anti-ballistic missile component of the United States' Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. It is designed to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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