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Hera missile

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'''Hera''' is a target Missile missile for development testing of missile defense systems such as THAAD and Patriot missile system Patriot PAC-3. In 1992, the [http://www.smdc.army.mil/ US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command] awarded the Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Targets contract to [http://www.crc.com/ Coleman Aerospace] with [http://www.spacevector.com/ Space Vector] and Aerotherm as sub-contractors. Coleman developed Hera using the second and third stages of the LGM-30 Minuteman Minuteman II and the guidance section of the Pershing missile Pershing II. Because of the range, Russia claims Hera qualifies as an IRBM and violates Item 1, Article 6 of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty INF Treaty. It also appears that Hera is used in the [http://www.te.plk.af.mil/vehicles/sndrockt/sndrockt.html Air Force] Sounding rocket Sounding Rocket Program.

Specifications
*Length: 11.9 m (39 ft) *Diameter: 1.32 m (4 ft 4 in) (1st stage) *Weight: 11,300 kg (25,000 lb) *Altitude: 300 km (185 mi) *Range: about 1,100 km (740 mi) *Propulsion: **1st stage: Aerojet Aerojet General SR19-AJ-1 solid-fuel rocket; 268 kN (60,300 lbf) **2nd stage: Hercules M57A1 solid-fuel rocket; 156 kN (35,000 lbf) *First launch: 24 April 1995, White Sands Missile Range

References

- Designation Systems: Coleman Hera
- Astronautix: Hera
- Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies: The Use of "Hera" Missile Violates the INF Treaty
- People's Daily: Russia Urges US to End "Hera" Ballistic Missile Development
- Washington Reanimates "Pershings" (in Russian) Also see: *Hera, the Greek goddess Category:Medium-range ballistic missiles of the United States