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The Aegis-class destroyer USS Hopper launches a missile during an exercise, successfully intercepting a sub-scale short range ballistic missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, July 30, 2009. This was the 19th successful intercept in 23 at-sea firings for the Aegis program, including the February 2008 destruction of a malfunctioning satellite above the earth's atmosphere.

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The Aegis-class destroyer USS Hopper launches a missile during an exercise, successfully intercepting a sub-scale short range ballistic missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, July 30, 2009. This was the 19th successful intercept in 23 at-sea firings for the Aegis program, including the February 2008 destruction of a malfunctioning satellite above the earth's atmosphere.

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