Orbital Successfully Completes Final Developmental Flight for U.S. Navy's ''Coyote'' Sea-Skimming Target Missile
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it successfully flight-tested the final development vehicle in the U.S. Navy's GQM-163A "Coyote" Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) system for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on April 22, 2005. During this most recent mission, the GQM-163A vehicle achieved cruise velocity of Mach 2.5 while traveling approximately 15 meters above the sea surface.

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