Mercury-Jupiter
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The 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 rocket engine producing 150,000 lbf (670 kN) of thrust. It was armed with the 1.44 Mt (6.0 PJ) W49 nuclear warhead. The prime contractor was the Chrysler Corporation.
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Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, Jupiter, launch vehicle,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | Jupiter Deployment Italy | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jupiter before night launch | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jupiter IRBM | Commons | ||
| commons | image | PGM-19 Jupiter, first nuclear MRBM of the USAF, in service from 1960 to 1963. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jupiter launch complex major ground support equipment | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jupiter missile deployment in Turkey | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jupiter missile deployment in Italy | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Recovered Jupiter Nose Cones | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jupiter-C vs Jupiter IRBM | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Jupiter rocket on the launch pad | Commons | ||









