Sea conditions threaten satellite shootdown opportunity

The U.S. military’s unprecedented missile shootdown of a prematurely dying intelligence satellite could take place as early as late Feb. 20 as it passes over a Pacific Ocean missile testing range off Hawaii, although poor sea conditions may affect the Navy’s ability to shoot the Standard Missile-3...

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