13:46 24th of March, 1986.
Operation Prairie Fire
S-200VE Vega-E
00:04:36, Missile launched from launcher-1
Target distance: 85km
Target azimuth: 12°
Target elevation: 2°
Target angular speed: 275m/s (0,9 Mach)
Target altitude: 4,5km
RPC mode: MHI - Narrow Beam
GSN mode: Acquire target before launch
Received signal strength: 39dB
00:04:43, Missile launched from launcher-2
Target distance: 84km
Target azimuth: 12°
Target elevation: 2°
Target angular speed: 277m/s (0,9 Mach)
Target altitude: 4,5km
RPC mode: MHI - Narrow Beam
GSN mode: Acquire target before launch
Received signal strength: 39,2dB
00:04:55, Missile launched from launcher-3
Target distance: 80km
Target azimuth: 12°
Target elevation: 2°
Target angular speed: 221m/s (0,7 Mach)
Target altitude: 3,8km
RPC mode: MHI - Narrow Beam
GSN mode: Acquire target before launch
Received signal strength: 39,5dB
00:05:44, Missile exploded
F-14B Tomcat killed by nuclear blast. (distance from epicenter: 429m)
F-14B Tomcat killed by nuclear blast. (distance from epicenter: 2m)
Total, SNR On Air Time: 2min 8sec