Orbital Sciences Corporation : ORBITAL SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES PATRIOT TARGET VEHICLE FOR MISSILE DEFENSE TEST
"...successfully launched a Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV) under contract with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Space Development Launch Operations (SDLO). The PTV served as an intercept target for the U.S. Army Lower Tier Project Office (LTPO) Patriot missile defense system...."
Reference: www.reuters.com .
