Longest range missile

According to Official Guinness Records,

The US Atlas missile entered service in 1959 and had a range of 16,669 km (10,357 miles) about 4,828 km (3,000 miles) more than was necessary to hit any point in Soviet (now, Russian) territory from launch sites in the West. The longest-range Russian missile is the SS-18, codenamed 'Satan', which entered service in the early 1980s and has a range of 12,070 km (7,500 miles).

For a complete list of 1959 records, please visit 1959 Guinness Records in United States.

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