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To: Southack

I saw no explosion in the video...at the :28 mark. What I saw was a missile going down range. The higher a missile or rocket climbs, there is less atmospheric pressure. That allows the exhaust to expand outward. I figure, to get suborbital, it has to travel 18K to 19K mph. If you saw it for 10 minutes, you probably saw it go over the horizon.


123 posted on 11/08/2015 6:10:12 AM PST by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: SgtBob

I read a long time ago, the Trident missile (don’t know which model) is exceeding 13,000 mph two minutes after launch. Sub-orbital velocity may indeed be higher, when the platform rotates (PAM) to kick off the warheads.


224 posted on 11/08/2015 8:14:24 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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