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GAM-87 Skybolt

The Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt was a hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile developed by the United States during the late 1950s. The basic concept was to allow US strategic bombers to launch their weapons from well outside the range of Soviet... Wikipedia
Diameter: 35 inches (890 mm)
Engine: Aerojet General two-stage solid-fuel rocket
Flight ceiling: 300 miles (480 km)
Guidance system: inertial guidance
Launch platform: Aircraft
Maximum speed: 9,500 miles per hour (15,300 km/h; Mach 12)
Warhead: W59 thermonuclear weapon (1 megaton)