National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
MATADOR
The Matador was the first guided missile ever deployed by the United States Air Force. This surface-to-surface missile was capable of carrying a conventional or nuclear warhead. Development began in 1945 and the first Matador unit was deployed overseas in West Germany in 1954. Phaseout began in 1959 in favor of the "Mace."
Length: 39 ft. 6 in.
Span: 28 ft. 7 in.
Diameter: 4 ft. 6 in.
Weight: 12,000 lb.
Range: 700 mi.
Speed: 650 mph
Warhead: W-5 or conventional
Tags: TM-61 Matador
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
MATADOR
The Matador was the first guided missile ever deployed by the United States Air Force. This surface-to-surface missile was capable of carrying a conventional or nuclear warhead. Development began in 1945 and the first Matador unit was deployed overseas in West Germany in 1954. Phaseout began in 1959 in favor of the "Mace."
Length: 39 ft. 6 in.
Span: 28 ft. 7 in.
Diameter: 4 ft. 6 in.
Weight: 12,000 lb.
Range: 700 mi.
Speed: 650 mph
Warhead: W-5 or conventional
Tags: TM-61 Matador
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
MATADOR
The Matador was the first guided missile ever deployed by the United States Air Force. This surface-to-surface missile was capable of carrying a conventional or nuclear warhead. Development began in 1945 and the first Matador unit was deployed overseas in West Germany in 1954. Phaseout began in 1959 in favor of the "Mace."
Length: 39 ft. 6 in.
Span: 28 ft. 7 in.
Diameter: 4 ft. 6 in.
Weight: 12,000 lb.
Range: 700 mi.
Speed: 650 mph
Warhead: W-5 or conventional
Tags: TM-61 Matador
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
MATADOR
The Matador was the first guided missile ever deployed by the United States Air Force. This surface-to-surface missile was capable of carrying a conventional or nuclear warhead. Development began in 1945 and the first Matador unit was deployed overseas in West Germany in 1954. Phaseout began in 1959 in favor of the "Mace."
Length: 39 ft. 6 in.
Span: 28 ft. 7 in.
Diameter: 4 ft. 6 in.
Weight: 12,000 lb.
Range: 700 mi.
Speed: 650 mph
Warhead: W-5 or conventional
Tags: TM-61 Matador