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Graphic of operation to destroy US spy satellite. A US missile has shot down a rogue US spy satellite in space carrying toxic fuel considered a threat to Earth, defense officials said, but China raised suspicions about the operation.

(AFP/Graphic)

 

 

 

 

This US Department of Defense handout photograph shows Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James E. Cartwright from the US Marine Corps informing the US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates of the successful missile intercept from the Pentagon's National Military Command Center.

 

 

 

 

The USS Lake Erie launches a Standard Missile-3 at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean February 20, 2008 in this handout photo released by the U.S. Defense Department. A missile from a U.S. Navy warship hit a defunct U.S. spy satellite 133 nautical miles (247 km) above the Earth in an attempt to blow apart its tank of toxic fuel, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy/Handout (UNITED STATES).

 

 

 

 

A Standard Missile Three (SM-3) is launched aboard the Pearl Harbor based Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a US Navy ballistic missile flight test. China called on the United States Thursday to provide information about its shooting down of a defunct US spy satellite and voiced caution about the potential international impact of the operation.

 

 

 

This photo released by the US Navy in 2003 shows an SM-3 missile launching from the Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie. A US Navy cruiser hit a defunct US spy satellite with a single missile late Wednesday in a successful interception 133 nautical miles in space over the Pacific, the US Defense Department said.

(AFP/US Navy/File)

 

 

 

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) is launched from a guided-missile cruiser in an image courtesy of the U.S. Navy. A missile from a U.S. Navy warship hit a defunct U.S. spy satellite 133 nautical miles (247 km) above the Earth in an attempt to blow apart its tank of toxic fuel, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout

 

 

 

 

 

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, Seaman Robert Paterson, of Norgo, Cal., stands watch next to the aft vertical launch missile platform on the fantail of guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie, underway Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 in the Pacific. High seas reported Wednesday in the north Pacific posed an obstacle as the Lake Erie prepared to launch a three-stage missile to shoot down a dying and potentially deadly U.S. spy satellite

 

 

 

This picture released by the US Navy shows Fire Controlman 2nd Class John Whitby operating the radar system control during a ballistic missile defense drill, February 16, aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie. The US prepared Wednesday to shoot down a broken US spy satellite before it tumbles into Earth's atmosphere, a mission that could show the world its anti-satellite capabilities

 

 

 

 

 

In this April 26, 2007 picture provided by the U.S. Navy, a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) is launched from the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie as part of a Missile Defense Agency test in the Pacific Ocean. The government issued notices to aviators and mariners to remain clear of a section of the Pacific beginning at 10:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 indicating the first window of opportunity to launch an SM-3 missile from the USS Lake Erie, in an effort to hit a crippled U.S. spy satellite.

 

 

 

 

 

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