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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Actually,
Sun May 21, 2017, 06:56 AM
May 2017

The missile last week traveled about 4500 km because it rose to a height of about 2100 km. The surface distance is deceptive.

As a very rough calculation, a rocket that can fly 2100 km high and land 700 km distant is one that can fly 3500 km when launched at a 45 degree angle.

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