Surface-to-surface missile

<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/ALAS_(missile)/LGEr7xEJ">ALAS</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/BGM-109_Tomahawk/hg02DjM1">BGM-109 Tomahawk</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bina_(missile)/8C4uJJdk">Bina</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hermes_(missile)/QcN5QftJ">Hermes</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hyunmoo-3/tMUp8JYr">Hyunmoo-3</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Atmaca/3WtvJl7E">KARA Atmaca</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Kh-35/FqKGfXgk">Kh-35</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon/LXz1RWzu">Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon</a> (LRHW)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Luz_(missile)/ghRaxmKv">Luz</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Martlet_(missile)/J8TlbzQK">Martlet</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/MGM-166_LOSAT/PgesWvDK">MGM-166 LOSAT</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/MGM-140_ATACMS/LxD0kGWB">MGM-140 ATACMS</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Nimrod_(missile)/tslu7D6T">Nimrod</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Otomat/4DKUvbK5">Otomat</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/PARS_3_LR/qEDBcf7L">PARS 3 LR</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Polyphem/aD3Xxr8Q">Polyphem</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/P-800_Oniks/A4PQE22z">P-800 Oniks</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/RBS-15/89Vf0Dwx">RBS-15</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ure_(missile)/SA9gYMv5">Ure</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/3M-54_Kalibr/rF7RlSth">3M-54 Kalibr</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/9K720_Iskander/RFLEPhFX">9K720 Iskander</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="types">Types</h2>

There are a wide variety of surface-to-surface missiles, and they can be categorized by their intended usage, intended target (such as <a href="/facts/Anti-ship_missile/f6MbP8Ab">anti-ship</a>), flight profile, and launch platform, with these categorizations often overlapping. They may be launched from fixed <a href="/facts/Missile_silo/3ntf1RJd">silos</a>, <a href="/facts/Transporter_erector_launcher/2J5WayFq">road-mobile</a> vehicle, railcar, or naval launch platforms.
	
<a href="/facts/Cruise_missile/Frego9PF">Cruise missiles</a> travel at lower speeds and trajectories (often a few meters above ground), always within the atmosphere, and their motor burns during the entire flight. <a href="/facts/Ballistic_missile/Pl6juY73">Ballistic missiles</a> travel at higher speeds and trajectories with a short powered flight (boost phase) followed by a period of typically unpowered flight often exiting the atmosphere (midcourse phase), followed by a high speed unpowered terminal re-entry. They are typically classified by range band, from shortest to longest:

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Short-range_ballistic_missile/EIosQMpz">Short-range ballistic missile</a> (SRBM): Range less than 1,000 km.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Medium-range_ballistic_missile/CD5drvg1">Medium-range ballistic missile</a> (MRBM): Range between 1,000 km and 3,000 km.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Intermediate-range_ballistic_missile/LoJL6GJt">Intermediate-range ballistic missile</a> (IRBM): Range between 3,000 km and 5,500 km.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile/0vKnj2Y7">Intercontinental ballistic missile</a> (ICBM): Range greater than 5,500 km.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:2">Osborn, Kris (6 September 2016). "US Army's New Ground-Launched Missile: Raining Down Death from 500 Kilometers Away". Nationalinterest.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017. <a href="http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/us-armys-new-ground-launched-missile-raining-down-death-500-17606" target="_blank">http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/us-armys-new-ground-launched-missile-raining-down-death-500-17606</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"SS-1 "Scud"". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2025-01-26. <a href="https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/scud/" target="_blank">https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/scud/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"The Army Plans to Fire Its Version of the Navy's SM-6 Missile from This Launcher". 13 October 2021. <a href="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42712/the-army-plans-to-fire-its-version-of-the-navys-sm-6-missile-from-this-launcher#:~:text=As%20for%20what%20the%20Typhon,weapons%20for%20its%20MRC%20battery.&text=The%20Tomahawk%20is%20primarily%20a,also%20have%20an%20antiship%20capability." target="_blank">https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42712/the-army-plans-to-fire-its-version-of-the-navys-sm-6-missile-from-this-launcher#:~:text=As%20for%20what%20the%20Typhon,weapons%20for%20its%20MRC%20battery.&text=The%20Tomahawk%20is%20primarily%20a,also%20have%20an%20antiship%20capability.</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Roketsan - KARA ATMACA Surface-To-Surface Cruise Missile". <a href="https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/products/kara-atmaca-surface-surface-cruise-missile" target="_blank">https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/products/kara-atmaca-surface-surface-cruise-missile</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:7">"Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022. <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23317724/defense-primer-ballistic-missile-defense-nov-23-2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23317724/defense-primer-ballistic-missile-defense-nov-23-2022.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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