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2008-02-20 - A single modified tactical
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) launches from the U.S. Navy AEGIS cruiser
USS Lake Erie (CG-70), successfully impacting a non-functioning
National Reconnaissance Office satellite approximately 247 kilometers (133 nautical miles) over the
Pacific Ocean, as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph. President
George W. Bush decided to bring down the satellite because of the likelihood that the satellite could release
hydrazine fuel upon impact, possibly in populated areas.
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{{Information |Description=Modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) climb into the sky from USS Lake Erie (CG 70) to destroy an NRO satellite. |Source=http://www.navy.mil/list_all.asp?id=35114 |Date=February 20, 2008 |Author=unknown |Permission=US-Navy
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb 20, 2008) At a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launches from the U.S. Navy AEGIS cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70), successfully impacting a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite approximately 247 kilometers (133 nautical miles) over the Pacific Ocean, as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph. President George W. Bush decided to bring down the satellite because of the likelihood that the satellite could release hydrazine fuel upon impact, possibly in populated areas. U.S. Navy photo (Released)