Orbital Successfully Launches Target Rocket For Patriot Missile Defense System Test
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it recently carried out another successful launch of a missile defense-related target rocket for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The latest success for an Orbital-built missile occurred on Thursday, November 18 at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Orbital launched this suborbital target vehicle for the Missile Defense Agency's Maneuvering Tactical Target Vehicle (MTTV) program. The MTTV rocket, which performed its mission as planned, was used as a target to test the Patriot missile defense system.
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