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SMC Routes

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Routes in Western Development Division and Air Research and Development Command
WDD = 1 July, 1954
AFBMD = 1 June, 1957

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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)

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February 1958, the Eisenhower administration activate ARPA

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Ballistic Systems Division and Space Systems Division

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AFBMD was inactivated and replaced by BSD and SSD on 1 July, 1967

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SAMSO - Space and Missile Systems Organization

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BSD and SSD were merged to form SAMSO on 1 July, 1967

SAMSO was separated a second time on 1 October 1979, when SAMSO was divided into the Space Division and Ballistic Systems Division on 15 March 1989

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BSD Redesigned

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On 5 May 1990, BSD was redesigned the Ballistic Missile Organization (BMO) and realigned under SSD

On 1 July 1992, SSD was re-designated the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)

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BMO Inactivated

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September 1993, BMO was inactivated and absorbed by SMC, blasting back to the past when a single organization was responsible for both space and missile programs

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Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation

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Chosen in 1954 to provide systems engineering and technical direction for WDD missile programs

Merged with Thompson Products to form Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge (TRW)

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The Aerospace Corporation

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In June 1960, at Congressional request for a non-profit entity, The Aerospace Corporation - an engineering arm of the AF for space and missile

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Field Units

Satellite Control Facility
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Space and Missile Test Center

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The Satellite Control Facility was originally performed by the 6594th Test Group

1960s launches performed by 6595th
1970, the 655th became a group and the 6595th was placed under Space and Missile Test Center (SAMTEC)

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Space and Missile Test Organization

SAMTO

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In 1979, SAMTEC was re-designated the Space and Missile Test Organization (SAMTO)

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Facilities

Old School House
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Arbor Vitae Street

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Old School House established on 1 July 1954

Arbor Vitae Street - near LAX and housed AF personnel and Ramo-Wooldridge

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Facilities

Research and Development Center

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Completed in fall of 1958 for Ramo-Wooldridge employees - site would expand from there to create the Los Angeles Air Force Base on 15 September 1987

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Facilities

Fort MacArthur

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Acquired by Air Force in 1982; 96 acres; long history dating back to 1846

See Overview for more info

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Ballistic Missiles

Atlas

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  • Is an ICBM
  • Acceleration began in 1954
  • Designed & built by Convair
  • 1st successful launch on 17 December 1957
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Ballistic Missiles

Titan and Thor

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  • Development began in 1954

- First successful Thor was 20 September 1957

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Ballistic Missiles

Weapon System 117L

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  • 1955 be placed under WDD
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Ballistic Missiles

Sputnik - ICBM

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  • 1957 Soviet Union launched Sputnik on ICBM
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Ballistic Missiles

Titan I

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  • 1st successful operational flight in 1960

- 54 Titan I launchers to SAC during 1962

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Ballistic Missiles

Titan II

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  • Achieved operational status in June 1963
  • Two stage liquid fuel
  • Process of deactivation from 1982-87
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Ballistic Missiles

Minuteman

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  • 1st U.S. ICBM to use solid fuel
  • 1st flight test on 1 February 1961
  • 1st two flights by 11 December 1962
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Ballistic Missiles

Minuteman II & III

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  • Larger second stage
  • Improved guidance
  • Greater range & payload
  • Greater resistance to nuclear blast
  • 450 Minuteman II & 550 Minuteman IIIs in operation by end of 1975
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Ballistic Missiles

Peacekeeper

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  • Program started in 1973
  • Originally called Missile X
  • Four stage ICBM / 10 reentry vehicles
  • 1st flight test on 17 June 1983
  • 1st ten missiles went on alert between 17 Oct and 22 Dec 1986
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Ballistic Missiles

Small ICBM (SICBM)

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Reagan authorized in Dec 1986

- Bush canceled in January 1992

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Launch Vehicles

Thor

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1st partial success was lunar probe launched on a Thor missiles - Thor Able, on 11 October 1958
- Last Thor launch on 15 July 1980

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Launch Vehicles

Project SCORE

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  • An Atlas B development missile containing a communications repeater
  • AFBMD launched entire missile into orbit on 18 December 1958
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Launch Vehicles

Thor and Atlas (rise)

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  • Gave rise to Standard Launch Vehicle 2
  • Atlas gave birth to varieties Standard Launch Vehicle 3
  • Upper stages such as Agena, the Burner II and the Stage Vehicle System
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Launch Vehicles

Delta

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  • 1959 NASA began developing the Delta upper stage from 2nd stage of Thor Able; this was the first step in Delta launch vehicle
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Launch Vehicles

Titan II Booster

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  • Project Gemini employed Titan II boosters
  • Project Gemini also used an Agena upper stage, developed by SSD
  • Centaur, born from AF, was most powerful and transferred to NASA in 1960
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Launch Vehicles

Titan III

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  • Capable of launching heavy/large payloads
  • Development began in 1961
  • 1st flown on 1 Sept 1964
    Configurations included: Titan IIIA, Titan IIIC; Titan IIIB Agena D; Titan IIID; Titan IIIE Centaur
  • Final was Titan III (34)D
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Launch Vehicles

Space Transportation System

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  • Developed during 1970s

- Aided Shuttle to be launched into varied orbits

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Launch Vehicles

Titan IV

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  • Development began in 1985
  • 1st launch 14 June 1989
  • Upgraded solid rocket motors
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Launch Vehicles

Delta II, Atlas II & Atlas III

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  • Delta II (Jan 1987) - used for GPS satellites
  • Atlas II improved Atlas/Centaur / June 1988
  • Atlas III - began use 1999
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Launch Vehicles

Delta IV & Atlas V

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  • Missions from FY 2002-2006
  • 1st Atlas V launch 21 Aug 2003
  • 1st Delta IV launch took place on 20 Nov 2002
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Satellite Systems

117L

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  • WDD was responsible (10 Oct 1955)
  • Family of separate subsystems
  • Evolved into Discoverer Program; the Satellite and Missile Observation System (SAMOS); the Missile Defense Alarm System (MIDAS)
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Satellite Systems

Reconnaissance Systems

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  • Discoverer program returned photographic information
  • Discoverer I launched on 28 Feb 1959
  • Discoverer II launched on 13 Apr 1959
  • Discoverer XIII launched on 10 Aug 1960 / 1st successful recovery of man-made object from space
  • Discoverer XIV - 1st successful aerial recovery
  • Official end 27 Feb 1962 / Discoverer XXXVIII
  • Clandestine continued to 31 May 1972
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Satellite Systems

Reconnaisse / SAMOS

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  • Photographed, but transmitted electronically to ground stations
  • 1st successful launch in Jan 1961
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Satellite Systems

Reconnaissance / Defense Dissemination System

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  • Established at SAMSO in 1974 to manage imagery
  • Used in 1st Gulf War
  • Program ended 1 Oct 1996
  • Transitioned into National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
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Satellite Systems

Reconnaisse / MIDAS

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  • Infrared sensor to detect hostile ICBM launches
  • Began development 1 July 1959
  • Changed to Program 461
  • 1st successful on 19 Aug 1966
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Satellite Systems

Reconnaissance / Defense Support Program (DSP)

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  • Initiated in late 1963
  • 3 to 4 necessary for global surveillance
  • 1st launch was 6 Nov 1970
  • 23 launched by 2003
    SBIRS would replace
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Satellite Systems

Reconnaissance / Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS)

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  • SBIRS (High & Low)
  • 1994 is when concept began
  • By 2001 had a consolidated mission at Buckley AFB
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Satellite Systems

Nuclear Surveillance /

Vela

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  • Program began in 1960
  • 1st pair of satellites launched on Atlas Agena 16 Oct 1963
  • Monitored for Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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Satellite Systems

Meteorological Systems / Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

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  • Weather satellite (DMSP)
  • 1st developed by SSD - reporting to NRO
  • 1st five launches began during 1962 & 1963 - all but one failed
    Eventually went civilian under NOAA - then tri-agency management under Integrated Program Office (IPO), made up of NOAA, NASA and DOD representatives
  • Satellite Operations Center (SOCC) took over operational control on 29 May 1998
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Satellite Systems

Navigation Systems / Transit

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  • 1st space-based was called Transit
  • Development began in 1958
  • 1st launch on 13 April 1960
  • Full operational capability in 1968
  • Ended in 1996
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Satellite Systems

Navigation Systems / GPS

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  • 24 satellites in orbit
  • 621B & Timation were its’ predecessors (late 1960s)
  • Two systems combined under GPS in 1973
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Satellite Systems

Communications Systems / SCORE

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  • BMD launched SCORE on 18 December 1958

- Carried Eisenhower’s X-Mas message to the world

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Satellite Systems

Communications Systems / Courier 1B

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  • Developed by Army Signal Corps

- Launched on 4 Oct 1960

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Satellite Systems

Communications Systems / Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program (IDCSP)

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  • 1st military satellite to be used for operational purposes
  • Development began in 1962
  • 26, on four launches, were put into orbit between June 1966 and June 1968
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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / Defense Satellite Communication System, Phase II (DSCS II)

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  • Larger and more sophisticated
  • Contract to TRW on 3 March 1969
  • 1st pair of launches 2 Nov 1971
  • Last launch on 4 September 1989
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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / DSCS III

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  • Greater coverage and resistance jamming

- 1st successful launch on 30 Oct 1982

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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / FLTSATCOM

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  • Navy system
  • Authorized 27 Sept 1971
  • 5 launched from 9 Feb 1978 to 6 Aug 1981
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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / Skynet

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  • In orbit 21 Nov 1969
  • Program began in 1966
  • Skynet II (1970) was successor
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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / NATO II

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  • Development began April 1968
  • Placed into orbit on 20 Mar 1970
  • NATO III launched between 1976 & 1978
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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / Milstar

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  • Advanced satellite (see overview)
  • Contact to Lockheed on 25 Feb 1983
  • 1st successful launch on 7 Feb 1994
  • Successor is Milstar II
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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / Milstar II

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  • Contract award in 1993

- Two successful launches 27 Feb 2001 and 16 Jan 2002

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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / Advanced EHF (AEHF)

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  • Compatible with Milstar

- Advancement in data a signal processing

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Satellite Systems

Communication Systems / Wideband Gapfiller Satellite

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  • Contract to Boeing 7 Jan 2001

- Operational in 2008

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AF Satellite Control Network

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  • Discoverer late 1950s and early 1960s
  • AFBMD est 6594th Test Wing to control Sunnyvale center
  • Changed name to Onizuka
  • Nine different remote tracking stations between 1959 & 1961
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AF Satellite Control Network

Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC)

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  • Two parts - SOC & SOPC (1979)
  • SOC - Satellite Operations Complex
  • SOPC - Shuttle Operations and Planning Center
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AF Satellite Control Network

Data Systems Modernization (DSM)

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  • Program which introduced state-of-the-art computer hardware and software
  • Initiated in 1980
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AF Satellite Control Network

Automated Remote Tracking Stations (ARTS)

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  • Modern equipment at remote tracking stations
  • Given to Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation
  • Phase I = 1 June 1984
  • Phase II = 5 Aug 1988
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Other Programs

AF Lunar Probes

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  • Carried out in 1958
  • World’s first attempt deep space or lunar probe
  • AFBMD & Space Technology Laboratories worked on project
  • Pioneer I (2nd probe) returned solid information
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Other Programs

Manned Orbiting Laboratory

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  • Dyna-Soar or X-20 program
  • Military missions for near-earth orbit
  • Military astronauts could conduct experiments
  • Schriever gave management to Space Systems Divison
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Other Programs

Anti-Satellite Systems / Program 505

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  • Operational on 1 Aug 1963

- Developed by Army

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Other Programs

Anti-Satellite / Program 437

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  • Initiated by SSD during late 1963 and early 1964
  • 3 or 4 tests successful on 1 Feb 1964
  • Program 437 AP intel gathering on other satellites, but was canceled
  • Used nuclear warhead
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Other Programs

Anti-Satellite / Project Spike

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  • Non-nuclear & fired from F-106
  • SAMSO developed during 1970s
  • Never went into operation, but technology applied to successor ASAT

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