U.S. rocket fire Sattelite Spy

Honolulu - United States Department of Defense reported that they successfully shoot down a satellite detective who has mengorbit outside the control of the rocket fire, the satellite before it fell to earth. "If at 10.26 (local time) Wednesday, the U.S. Aegis warship, USS Lake Erie, melucurkan missile 3, and the successful targets in the distance about 247 Km from the Pacific ocean with a speed of 17,000 miles per hour," said a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense, as quoted AFP, Thursday (21/2/2008). Pentagon does not break down how the missile type SM-3 diluclurkan, and do not bring material non-EXPLOSIVE, successfully mengenari target target satellite, which still contains fuel, which once brought material Hydrazine. "It can be confirmed that the fuel tube that will still be available within 24 hours," write the Pentagon statement. Pentagon steps to make the shooting of the satellite because of the time not too long satellite will be separated from orbitnya and return to the atmosphere.

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