Mysterious Contrail Solved
Taken by Richard Sears on December 11, 2023 @
Ballico, California, USA
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Camera Used: Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Exposure Time: 1/60
Aperture: f/1.5
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2023:12:11 06:52:06
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Early on Dec. 11th a test missile was on its way to intercept a mock target to simulate a nuclear strike launched from North Korea. The interceptor missile was launched by the
U.S. Missile Defense Agency. According the agency an "intermediate range target" was dropped over the Pacific Ocean from a plane just after 6:30am. At approximately 6:48am, a
"ground-based interceptor missile" was launched from a silo on Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc in Southern California north of Santa Barbara. Spokeswoman Heather Cavaliere said, "If North Korea were to launch a missile at the United States, the ground-based interceptor would go up and destroy the threat." Vanderberg Space Force Base released the following statement Sunday December 10th. "Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. - A U.S. Missile Defense Agency flight test of a Ground-based Interceptor missile is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 11, between the hours of 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, conducted by Space Launch Delta 30, the Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.
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