Type SLBM Length 10.67 m (35.0 ft) | In service 1971-75 Weight 20,005 kg (44,103 lb) Diameter 1.49 m (4 ft 11 in) | |
The M1 MSBS was the first French submarine-launched ballistic missile. In French, MSBS is the abbreviation for Mer-Sol Balistique Stratégique, or Sea-Ground Strategic Ballistic Missile. It has two stages. It was deployed on the Redoutable-class SNLEs (Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins) (Device-launching Nuclear Submarine) or SSBNs from 1971 to 1975. It was replaced by the M2 MSBS in 1974-75.
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