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The Alfa was 6.5 meters long and had a diameter of 1.37 meters. The first stage of the Alfa was 3.85 m long and contained 6 t of solid rocket fuel. It supplied a thrust of 232 kN for a duration of 57 seconds.
The Alfa was 6.5 meters long and had a diameter of 1.37 meters. The first stage of the Alfa was 3.85 m long and contained 6 t of solid rocket fuel. It supplied a thrust of 232 kN for a duration of 57 seconds.


It was able carrying a warhead of 1 Mt to cover with its range of 1600 km all eastern countries and all western USSR launched from frigates or destroyers in the Adriatic Sea.{{cn}}. Around 40 missiles were produced before 1976. Italy was active in the space sector since 1957.{{cn}}{{dubious}} An Alfa rocket it's today exposed at the Cameri Museum in Novara department.
It was able carrying a warhead of 1 Mt to cover with its range of 1600 km all eastern countries and all western USSR launched from frigates or destroyers in the Adriatic Sea as you can read in the second link below.{{cn}}. Around 40 missiles were produced before 1976. Italy was active in the space sector since 1957.{{cn}}{{dubious}} An Alfa rocket it's today exposed at the Cameri Museum in Novara department.


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Alfa
Test launch of an Alfa
TypeIntermediate range ballistic missile
Place of origin Italy
Service history
In service1973-1976
Used byItalian Navy
Production history
ManufacturerAeritalia,Selenia,Snia BPD
No. built40
Specifications
Mass8,000 kilograms (18,000 lb)
Length3.85 metres (12.6 ft)
 lengthfirst stage
Height6.5 metres (21 ft)
Diameter1.37 metres (54 in)

WarheadNuclear warhead

Enginefirst stage, solid fuel rocket
250 kN (56,000 lbf) thrust
second stage, solid fuel rocket
thrust unknown
Operational
range
1,600 kilometres (990 mi)
Flight altitudeapogee 300 km (190 mi)
Boost timefirst stage, 57 seconds
second stage, unknown
Guidance
system
Inertial
Launch
platform
surface vessels

Alfa was the designation of an Italian solid propellant IRBM program that started in 1971 under the control of the GRS (Gruppo di Realizzazione Speciale Interforze). Starting as a development effort for a study on efficient solid-propellant rockets, the Alfa rocket was planned as two-stage rocket. Test launches with upper stage mockup from Salto di Quirra took place between 1973 and 1975.

The Alfa was 6.5 meters long and had a diameter of 1.37 meters. The first stage of the Alfa was 3.85 m long and contained 6 t of solid rocket fuel. It supplied a thrust of 232 kN for a duration of 57 seconds.

It was able carrying a warhead of 1 Mt to cover with its range of 1600 km all eastern countries and all western USSR launched from frigates or destroyers in the Adriatic Sea as you can read in the second link below.[citation needed]. Around 40 missiles were produced before 1976. Italy was active in the space sector since 1957.[citation needed][dubiousdiscuss] An Alfa rocket it's today exposed at the Cameri Museum in Novara department.