Air-launched anti-ballistic missile target composed of two surplus SR19 states in tandem.

The LRALT program was managed by the Missile Defense Agency Targets and Countermeasures Directorate and developed for MDA by the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center and L3/Coleman Aerospace Corp. LRALT is based on two Minuteman II second stages taken from deactivated assets. The delivery system is air-extracted from a C-17 for launch on any azimuth. LRALT was developed as a target for realistic testing of the Ballistic Missile Defense System using air-launch as a method to relieve the test constraints imposed by fixed ground launch sites.

Manufacturer: Coleman. Launches: 2. Success Rate: 100.00%. First Launch Date: 2004-05-03. Last Launch Date: 2005-09-26. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 267.000 kN (60,023 lbf). Total Mass: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb). Core Diameter: 1.32 m (4.33 ft). Total Length: 15.50 m (50.80 ft).

• Stage0: 1 x C-17. Propellants: Air/Kerosene.

• Stage1: 1 x LRALT-2. Gross Mass: 7,032 kg (15,502 lb). Empty Mass: 795 kg (1,752 lb). Motor: 1 x SR19. Thrust (vac): 267.700 kN (60,181 lbf). Burn time: 66 sec. Length: 4.10 m (13.40 ft). Diameter: 1.32 m (4.33 ft). Propellants: Solid.

• Stage2: 1 x LRALT-2. Gross Mass: 7,032 kg (15,502 lb). Empty Mass: 795 kg (1,752 lb). Motor: 1 x SR19. Thrust (vac): 267.700 kN (60,181 lbf). Burn time: 66 sec. Length: 4.10 m (13.40 ft). Diameter: 1.32 m (4.33 ft). Propellants: Solid.

2004 May 3 - 04:06 GMT - Midway Island SDZ -. LRALT Demo test Agency: USA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Air-launched from a C-17. The LRALT missile boosted a simulated reentry vehicle from a point just south of Midway Island to the vicinity of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

2005 September 26 - Midway Island NDZ -. Cobra Dane Test Agency: USA MDA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Air-launched from a C-17. Missile Defense Radar Technology target.