ASM-135_ASAT_5.jpg
Size of this preview:
493 × 600 pixels
.
Other resolutions:
197 × 240 pixels
|
394 × 480 pixels
|
631 × 768 pixels
|
842 × 1,024 pixels
|
2,118 × 2,577 pixels
.
Summary
| Description |
English:
Anti-satellite launch. Maj. Wilbert "Doug" Pearson successfully launched an anti-satellite, or ASAT, missile from a highly modified F-15A Sept. 13, 1985 from Edwards Air Force Base over Pacific Missile Test Range, Calif. He scored a direct hit on a satellite orbiting 340 miles overhead. Official USAF photo by Paul Reynolds
|
| Date | |
| Source | http://www.af.mil/photos/media_search.asp?q=ASAT&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0 (last access: Febr. 20.2012) |
| Author | USAF |
Licensing
|
This image or file is a work of a
U.S. Air Force
Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, the image or file is in the
public domain
in the United States.
|
|