File:SM3 from JDS Kongo.jpg

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DescriptionSM3 from JDS Kongo.jpg	A Standard Missile-3 is launched from the Japanese Aegis Destroyer JS Kongo (DDG 173) enroute to an intercept of a target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility. The successful intercept occurred during Japan's first Aegis missile test.
Date	17 December 2007
Source	http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=53983
Author	U.S. Navy
Permission ( Reusing this file)	All information on this site is public domain.

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Image title	071217-N-0000X-001 KAUAI, Hawaii (Dec. 17, 2007) A Standard Missile-3 is launched from the Japanese Aegis Destroyer JS Kongo (DDG 173) enroute to an intercept of a target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility. The successful intercept occurred during Japan's first Aegis missile test. U.S. Navy photo (Released)
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	200 dpi
Vertical resolution	200 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time	10:36, 18 December 2007
Colour space	Uncalibrated

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