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Description "080220-N-5476H-168 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 20, 2008) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Andrew Jackson, a native of Raytown, Mo., launches a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) from the Combat Information Center aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70). Lake Erie fired a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) and successfully impacted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite approximately 247 kilometers (133 nautical miles) over the Pacific Ocean, as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph."
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Author U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hight

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