The Defense Department reported that they were successful in knocking out US 193 on the first attempt as it made a pass over the Pacific just off of the Hawaiian Islands. The US says they knocked out the satellite because it was out of control and contained a full tank of toxic fuel, and if were to make a re-entry there was the the possibility that it could spread lethal fumes over an area of about two football fields. About $80 million was spent on the project, which used a modified missile launched from the USS Lake Erie.
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