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Atlas E Trident
🇺🇸CGM-16E Trident
1:110 Scale
H:22.8 cmD:2.8 cm
~24 bricks tall~4 studs wide
Maiden Launch1968-03-06
2–3 Stages
Height / Length
25.1 m
Diameter
3.1 m
Launch Mass
118,000 kg
Takeoff Thrust
1,630 kN
Mission Profile
The Atlas E Trident was a specialized suborbital launch vehicle derived from the decommissioned Atlas E ICBM, repurposed to test the Trident I submarine-launched ballistic missile's reentry vehicle under realistic flight conditions. Standing 25.1 m tall with a 3.1 m diameter and a liftoff mass of approximately 118 tonnes, its stage-and-a-half propulsion system generated 1,630 kN of thrust. First flying in March 1968 under the Atlas ICBM Program, it demonstrated the practical versatility of surplus ICBM hardware for advanced weapons testing and atmospheric reentry research.
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