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| Keywords: Standard Missile-3 launch.jpg en 031211-N-0000X-003 Kauai Hawaii -- A Standard Missile-3 SM-3 is launched from the Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie CG 70 as part of the Missile Defense Agency's latest Ballistic Missile Defense System BMDS test to defeat a medium range ballistic missile threat The SM-3 part of the Aegis Weapon System intercepted a target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands Kauai Hawaii at an approximate speed of 3 7 kilometers per second The two missiles collided several hundred kilometers from Kauai at an altitude of approximately 137 kilometers The BMDS test included evaluation of the long-range surveillance and tracking capabilities of two Navy ships the effective communications between the ships and command and control units in Colorado and the launch of the SM-3 interceptor This was the fourth successful intercept for the sea-based element of the BMDS RELEASED 2003-12-11 http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 11028 U S Navy photo Very similar image from a different angle http //www defenselink mil/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 9119 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Lake Erie CG-70 Launches of RIM-161 Standard SM-3 Missile launches by night | ||||
