Image:SM-3 launch-USS Lake Erie-20080220.jpg

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"080220-N-5476H-168 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 20, 2008) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Andrew Jackson, a native of Raytown, Mo., launches a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) from the Combat Information Center aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70). Lake Erie fired a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) and successfully impacted 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."

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http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/080220-N-5476H-168.jpg

Date

February 20, 2008

Author

U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hight

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Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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