Keywords: SM-3 launch-USS Lake Erie-20080220.jpg 080220-N-5476H-168 PACIFIC OCEAN Feb 20 2008 Fire Controlman 2nd Class Andrew Jackson a native of Raytown Mo launches a Standard Missile-3 SM-3 from the Combat Information Center aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie CG 70 Lake Erie fired a single modified tactical Standard Missile-3 SM-3 and successfully impacted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite approximately 247 kilometers 133 nautical miles over the Pacific Ocean as it traveled in space at more than 17 000 mph http //www navy mil/management/photodb/photos/080220-N-5476H-168 jpg 2008-02-20 U S Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hight PD-USGov-Military-Navy NROL-21 RIM-161 Standard SM-3 Aboard USS Lake Erie CG-70 People of the United States Navy |