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    MEADS FT-2 launch 2 [Image 2 of 7]

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    A missile is being launched from a ground-based military launcher vehicle in a desert/white sand environment under a clear blue sky. The launch produces a large plume of white smoke and visible flame at the base of the missile. Multiple camera tripods and monitoring equipment are positioned along the test range, indicating this is a controlled military test firing.

    WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    11.06.2013

    Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

    White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs

    A missile is launched at an airborne target during a test of the MEADS air defense system at White Sands Missile Range. MEADS is a NATO program to develop a new air defense system for use by several countries.

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    Date Taken: 11.06.2013
    Date Posted: 11.06.2013 19:51
    Photo ID: 1048120
    VIRIN: 131106-A-XX000-002
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 3.46 MB
    Location: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, US
    Web Views: 667
    Downloads: 64

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    A missile is captured mid-launch from a mobile military launcher vehicle in what appears to be a desert test range environment. The missile, marked with red and white striping, is ascending at an angle with a large plume of white and orange exhaust smoke billowing beneath it. The setting appears to be a white salt flat or desert testing ground under clear blue skies.
    A missile is being launched from a ground-based military launcher vehicle in a desert/white sand environment under a clear blue sky. The launch produces a large plume of white smoke and visible flame at the base of the missile. Multiple camera tripods and monitoring equipment are positioned along the test range, indicating this is a controlled military test firing.
    A surface-to-air missile is being launched from a mobile military launcher vehicle in a snowy, arid environment. The missile is captured mid-launch with a large bright exhaust flame and a substantial white smoke plume rising vertically into a clear blue sky. Support equipment and structures are visible in the background.
    A surface-to-air missile is captured mid-launch from a mobile military launcher vehicle in a snow-covered desert environment. The missile has cleared the launch canister and is ascending vertically with a large fireball and white smoke plume visible at the base. The setting appears to be a test range, likely in the American Southwest based on the terrain and mountain range visible in the background.
    A missile is captured mid-launch from a mobile ground-based launcher system positioned on a flat, arid terrain. The missile is ascending vertically with a large plume of white smoke and flame visible at the base. Supporting ground equipment, trailers, and instrumentation are visible nearby.
    A missile is being launched from a mobile ground-based launcher system in what appears to be a desert test range environment with white sand terrain. The missile has already cleared the launcher and is ascending vertically, leaving a prominent white smoke trail. The setting is consistent with a military weapons test facility, likely White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
    The image shows multiple rocket or missile vapor trails ascending from a flat desert landscape under a clear deep blue sky. The trails originate from a single launch point on the ground and diverge into separate trajectories as they climb into the atmosphere. The terrain appears to be a white desert flat, possibly White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

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    Missile Test
    ATEC
    White Sands Missile Range
    WSMR
    MEADS
    Medium Extended Range Air Defense System
    PAC-3 MSE

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