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    MEADS FT-2 Missile launch [Image 6 of 7]

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    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.

    WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    11.06.2013

    Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

    White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs

    A MEADS launcher sits ready while a second fires a missile in the background. The MEADS system is intended for use by several different countries and its systems have been developed to allow it to be used on each country's vehicles.

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    Date Taken: 11.06.2013
    Date Posted: 11.06.2013 19:54
    Photo ID: 1048126
    VIRIN: 131106-A-XX000-008
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 967.66 KB
    Location: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, US
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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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