Spy Satellite Shot Down By Navy Despite Weather

AeroSpaceNews.com - High seas in the north Pacific Ocean failed to force the Navy to wait another day before launching a heat-seeking missile on a mission to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Initial reports indicate the missile hit the target but it is unknown if the fuel tank was destroyed. See video of the missile impact with the spy satellite below.

Pentagon Video of Missile Attack on Satellite

See video below (click "Read more").

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