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Caption:
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii (Jun 13, 2002) -- The
Missile defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy announced a successful
flight test in the continuing development of the Sea-Based Midcourse
(SMD) element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System capability.
Flight Mission Three (FM-3) involved the firing of a developmental
Standard Missile Three (SM-3) from the Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG
70) to intercept an Aries ballistic missile target launched for the
Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)
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Photo description
Photo
Date
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June 13, 2002 |
Photographer
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Not
available |
Caption
Writer
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LCDR P."C" Jensen, Dep. Director, NVNS |
Copyright
Status
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Public
domain / free use |
Service Branch
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US
Navy |
Primary
Equipment
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CG 70 |
Other
Visible Equipment
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SM-3 Standard Missile, MK-41 VLS |
Plane
Number
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Not
available |
Base
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Not
available |
Tail
Code
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Not
available |
Squadron
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Not
available |
Comments/Notes
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Night launch, large fire plume, missile just clear of launch tube |
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