A prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is readied for launch from Meck Island at the Kwajalein Missile Range.

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12.04.2001

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A prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is readied for launch from Meck Island at the Kwajalein Missile Range on Dec. 3, 2001, for a planned intercept of a ballistic missile target over the central Pacific Ocean. The target vehicle, a modified Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile, will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The interceptor is planned to hit the target more than 140 miles above the Earth during the midcourse phase of the warhead's flight.

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• Date Taken: 12.04.2001
• Date Posted: 07.27.2025 13:18
• Photo ID: 9210983
• VIRIN: 011205-D-D0439-4703
• Resolution: 2400x3174
• Size: 1.06 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)