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UGM-27 Polaris: History & Measurement

The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). As the United States Navy's first SLBM, it served from 1961 to 1980.

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UGM-27 Polaris topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around UGM-27 Polaris. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
145
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
154
Extracted relationships
20
Concept neighborhoods
47
Bridge connections
154

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History and development · 43 topics
British Polaris · 34 topics
Overview · 31 topics
Italy · 13 topics
Polaris A-1 · 11 topics
After Polaris · 6 topics
STARS · 5 topics
Operators · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
8,000 mph (13,000 km/h)
Accuracy
CEP 3,000 feet (910 m)
Blast yield
1 x 600 kt or 1.2 mt, 3 × 200 kt
Designed
1956–1960
Diameter
4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)
Engine
First stage, Aerojet General Solid-fuel rocket Second stage, Hercules rocket

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History and development

Polaris A-1

After Polaris

STARS

British Polaris

Italy

Operators

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How UGM-27 Polaris connects Entity context

The extracted context around UGM-27 Polaris shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, UGM-27 Polaris → 8,000 mph (13,000 km/h) Another extracted example is UGM-27 Polaris → CEP 3,000 feet (910 m). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

UGM-27 Polaris

Top relations

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → 8,000 mph (13,000 km/h)
Accuracy · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → CEP 3,000 feet (910 m)
Blast yield · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → 1 x 600 kt or 1.2 mt, 3 × 200 kt
Designed · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → 1956–1960
Diameter · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → 4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)
Engine · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → First stage, Aerojet General Solid-fuel rocket Second stage, Hercules rocket
Guidance system · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → Inertial
Height · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
In service · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → 1961–1996
Launch platform · 1
UGM-27 Polaris → Ballistic missile submarines

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

polaris missile navy program missiles submarines jupiter us first launch nuclear project system would submarine warhead new development warheads united

UGM-27 Polaris relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 20 structured relationships around UGM-27 Polaris. Examples in this analysis include UGM-27 Polaris → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → 8,000 mph (13,000 km/h) and UGM-27 Polaris → Accuracy → CEP 3,000 feet (910 m). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UGM-27 Polaris.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed8,000 mph (13,000 km/h)1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisAccuracyCEP 3,000 feet (910 m)1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisBlast yield1 x 600 kt or 1.2 mt, 3 × 200 kt1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisDesigned1956–19601.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisDiameter4 ft 6 in (1,370 mm)1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisEngineFirst stage, Aerojet General Solid-fuel rocket Second stage, Hercules rocket1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisGuidance systemInertial1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisHeight32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisIn service1961–19961.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisLaunch platformBallistic missile submarines1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisManufacturerLockheed Corporation1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisMass35,700 lb (16,200 kg)1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisOperational range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km)1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisPropellantSolid propellant1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisSteering systemThrust vectoring1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisTypeSubmarine-launched ballistic missile1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisUsed byUnited States Navy, Royal Navy1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisVariantsA-1, A-2, A-3, Chevaline1.00infobox
UGM-27 PolarisWarhead1 x W47, 3 × W58 thermonuclear weapon1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around UGM-27 Polaris bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Us, Missiles and Program. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • UGM-27 Polaris
    • Us
    • Missiles
    • Program
    • Force
    • Submarine
    • Nuclear
    • Guidance
    • System
    • Submarines
    • British
    • Project
    • Royal
  • ugm-27 polaris
    • Us
    • Missiles
    • Program
    • Force
    • Submarine
    • Nuclear
    • Guidance
    • System
    • Submarines
    • British
    • Project
    • Royal
  • submarine-launched ballistic missile
    • Polaris
    • Navy
    • Submarine
    • Us
    • Missiles
    • Jupiter
    • Ballistic
    • Missile
    • Submarines
    • Would
    • Launch
    • Program
  • united states navy
    • United
    • Us
    • Royal
    • Polaris
    • Submarines
    • Project
    • Force
    • Led
    • British
    • Navy
    • States
    • Launch
  • jupiter missile
    • Polaris
    • Navy
    • Project
    • Us
    • Jupiter
    • Missile
    • Ballistic
    • Submarines
    • Would
    • Missiles
    • Launch
    • Program
  • us army
    • Force
    • Submarines
    • Polaris
    • Missiles
    • Royal
    • Submarine
    • Poseidon
    • System
    • Trident
    • United
    • British
    • New
  • project nobska
    • Development
    • Polaris
    • Led
    • Royal
    • Launch
    • Systems
    • Began
    • Teller
    • New
    • Program
    • Warhead
    • Would
  • us air force
    • Force
    • Us
    • Submarines
    • Polaris
    • Missiles
    • Royal
    • Submarine
    • Navy
    • Guidance
    • Nuclear
    • Poseidon
    • System

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For UGM-27 Polaris, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects UGM-27 Polaris with History and development. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
UGM-27 PolarisHistory and development · splits 111 ⟂ 44
UGM-27 PolarisBritish Polaris · splits 120 ⟂ 35
UGM-27 PolarisOverview · splits 123 ⟂ 32
UGM-27 PolarisItaly · splits 141 ⟂ 14
UGM-27 PolarisPolaris A-1 · splits 143 ⟂ 12
UGM-27 PolarisAfter Polaris · splits 148 ⟂ 7
UGM-27 PolarisSTARS · splits 149 ⟂ 6
UGM-27 PolarisOperators · splits 151 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

UGM-27 Polaris

Nodes155
Edges154
Triples20
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012903
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around UGM-27 Polaris to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — UGM-27 Polaris · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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