A view of a section of a canisterized missile simulator and 4509 transporter being readied for a canister-assisted launch test program (CALTP) missile launch. The canister-assisted launch method for the MGM-134A Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile entails the missile's ejection from the canister by steam pressure prior to the ignition of its propellent stages
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael E. Best
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
27/09/1987
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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