Nuclear Weapons Platforms
Dornier NWS-1 through 6
Type: Nuclear Weapons Platform
Country of origin: Germany
Number Produced: Six
First Launch: 1998
Dimensions:
Length: 12 m.
Width: 2.4 m.
Height: 5.2 m.
Expected Life: 80 Years
Mass: 19 tons
Armament: 15 300-kt Nuclear weapons
McDonnell Douglas NWS-1 through 15
Type: Nuclear Weapons Platform
Country of Origin: United States
Number Produced: 15
First Launch: 1990
Dimensions:
Length: 13 m.
Width: 2.4 m.
Height: 6.7 m.
Expected Life: 100 years
Mass: 23 tons
Armament: 25 250-kt Nuclear weapons
Lockheed NWS-23 through 58
Country of Origin: United States
Number Produced: 35
First Launch: 1994
Dimensions:
Length: 14 m.
Width: 4 m.
Height: 6.7 m.
Expected Life: 120 years
Mass: 25 tons
Armament: 30 270-kt Nuclear weapons
Chinese SDI Spacecraft (Prototype)
Country of Origin: China
Number Produced: One
First Launch: 1999
Dimensions:
Length: 17.7 m.
Width: 2.1 m.
Height: 3.4 m.
Expected Life: 110 years
Mass: 29 tons
Armament: 40 Anti-MIRV Missiles; 0.5 kt. Nuclear Warhead
| Nation |
Spacecraft |
Warheads |
Yield (Mt.) |
| US |
84 |
~1900 |
550 |
| Germany |
6 |
90 |
27 |
| China |
4 |
100 |
50 |
| USSR |
55 |
1250 |
350 |
| UK |
18 |
500 |
140 |
Images on this site courtesy of Starship Modeler's 2001 Reference Page.
Thanks to MJDentzer@aol.com for providing the images of the Chinese SDI Spacecraft and Lockheed NWS-23. The table above shows only my estimates; I've only given photos of spacecraft that were shown in the film.