The U.S. Navy launched the first developmental flight test model of the new Trident II D-5 missile at 10:25 a.m. on Jan. 15, 1987, from Complex 46A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The D5 is a three-stage, solid propellant, inertially guided fleet ballistic missile launched underwater from the Ohio-class submarines.
| Date Taken: | 01.15.1987 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2024 10:07 |
| Photo ID: | 8475356 |
| VIRIN: | 870115-F-N1010-1003 |
| Resolution: | 2872x2247 |
| Size: | 2.07 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 65 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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