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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Feb. 22, 2008) -- The Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returns to Naval Station Pearl Harbor after firing a single modified Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Feb. 20 which successfully destroyed a malfunctioning U.S. reconnaissance satellite approximately 247 kilometers (133 nautical miles) over the Pacific Ocean traveling in space at more than 17,000 mph. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 February 22, 2008
Photographer
 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl
Caption Writer
 Oscar Sosa
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 CG 70
Other Visible Equipment
 Not available
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Not available