General Characteristics (MIM-72A)
- Length: 2.90 metres (9 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 63.0 centimetres (24.8 in)
- Diameter: 127 millimetres (5.0 in)
- Launch weight: 86 kilograms (190 lb)
- Speed: Mach 1.5
- Range: 500 to 9,000 metres (1,600 to 30,000 ft)
- Altitude: 25 to 4,000 metres (82 to 13,000 ft)
- Guidance: Passive infra-red tail chase only.
- Motor : MK 50 solid-fuel rocket motor (12.2 kN) for 4.7 s
- Warhead: 12.2 kilograms (27 lb) MK 48 Continuous-rod warhead
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