Juno test vehicle
Stage · USA
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2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x SR19AJ1 + 1 x M57A1.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Fort Wingate LC96
Chronology
5 events
1998 November 6
01:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Kodiak. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.2010 February 17
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. Launch Complex: Fort Wingate LC96. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.2011 March 2
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.- Patriot Target - .
Nation: USA.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
Orbital Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV); served as an intercept target for the Lower Tier Project Office Patriot missile defense system. The PTV was launched from Fort Wingate Launch Complex-96 into White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It flew a southerly trajectory over New Mexicoand was intercepted by the Patriot Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor system during reentry.
2012 September 13
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.- Patriot Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target for Patriot missile defense test. The US Army/Orbital Juno target missile was similar to the old Hera, consisting of surplus Minuteman SR19 and M57A1 solid rocket motors..
2015 December 10
13:55 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Juno test vehicle.- PAC-3 Target - . Nation: USA. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM Target mission. Impacted in White Sands..