ASAT Missile Passes Test--Star Was Target
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WASHINGTON — The United States successfully conducted its fifth test of an anti-satellite weapon today but complied with a congressional ban against firing it at a satellite by using a star as a target, the Pentagon said.
An F-15 fighter from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., launched the two-stage ASAT missile over the Western Test Range at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., a Pentagon statement said.
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