U.S. Hits Spy Satellite With Missile

CBS news reports that the US Navy's efforts to destroy a dead Pentagon spy satellite with a missile has proved a complete success. The missile launched from a Navy cruiser soared 130 miles above the Pacific and hit the satellite Wednesday, apparently achieveing the main aim of destroying an onboard tank of toxic fuel. Because the satellite was orbiting at a relatively low altitude at the time it was hit by the missile, debris will begin to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere immediately, nearly all of the debris will burn up on re-entry within 24-48 hours and the remaining debris should re-enter within 40 days, a Pentagon representative said.

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