E-LRALT
USA
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American target vehicle. 4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x C-17 + 1 x SR19 + 1 x SR19 + 1 x Orbus 1A.
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2012 October 25
Launch Site: Wake Island. Launch Pad: Drop Zone POR25. Launch Platform: C-17. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: E-LRALT.- FTI-01 THAAD Target - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: MDA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
Target mission, part of the FTI-01 missile defence experiment. Air dropped from a C-17 off Wake Island; ignited and headed towards the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein. The E-LRALT consisted of two SR-19 motors, an Orbus 1A motor and a reentry vehicle. Successfully intercepted by a THAAD interceptor launched from Meck Island at Kwajalein.