Editing Surface-to-surface missile (section)

==Types==

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There are a wide variety of surface-to-surface missiles, and they can be categorized by their intended usage, intended target (such as [[Anti-ship missile|anti-ship]]), flight profile, and launch platform, with these categorizations often overlapping. They may be launched from fixed [[Missile silo|silos]], [[Transporter erector launcher|road-mobile]] vehicle, railcar, or naval launch platforms.

	
[[Cruise missile]]s travel at lower speeds and trajectories (often a few meters above ground), always within the atmosphere, and their motor burns during the entire flight. [[Ballistic missile]]s 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:
*[[Short-range ballistic missile]] (SRBM): Range less than 1,000&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Worldwide Ballistic Missile Inventories {{!}} Arms Control Association |url=https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/worldwide-ballistic-missile-inventories#:~:text=Medium-range%20ballistic%20missiles,%20traveling,traveling%20more%20than%205,500%20kilometers. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241225162236/https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/worldwide-ballistic-missile-inventories |archive-date=2024-12-25 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=www.armscontrol.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CRS2022">{{cite web|url=https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23317724/defense-primer-ballistic-missile-defense-nov-23-2022.pdf|title=Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense|work=[[Congressional Research Service]]|date=23 November 2022|access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Medium-range ballistic missile]] (MRBM): Range between 1,000&nbsp;km and 3,000&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0" />
*[[Intermediate-range ballistic missile]] (IRBM): Range between 3,000&nbsp;km  and 5,500&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0" />
*[[Intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM): Range greater than 5,500&nbsp;km.<ref name=":0" />