Air Force Space Command is celebrating its 30th Anniversary! Here is a significant milestone from the command’s history …
Twenty seven years ago today, the first ASAT (Air-Launched Anti-Satellite Missile) was launched from an F-15 aircraft and successfully destroyed its target.
ASAT is a small air-launched missile capable of intercepting and destroying enemy satellites in low earth orbit. The missile consists of a modified Short Range Attack Missile (SRAM) first stage, a Thiokol Altair III second stage, and a Vought miniature homing vehicle (MHV).
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