NIKE Ajax / Hercules ARADCOM VETERAN Challenge Coin and Stand

Description

U. S. ARMY
CONUS
(
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
)
ARMY AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
(ARADCOM)
(
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado - Cheyenne Mountain Complex
)
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* The following information credit goes to Ed Thelen
Recommend you visit / google Ed Thelen.  His Web Site has more information you can ever imagine.
* The missile (with booster) was launched 0.4 seconds ago, and is accelerating to mach 3.4 (25 times the force of earth's gravity), has risen 60 feet, and is now going 210 miles per hour.
In four seconds from now the missile will be 100,000 feet away from a launch angle between 85 and 89 degrees (NOT AT 90 DEGREES)
Going 1,700 miles per hour
Upon booster separation t
he Missile is now at a height above the target.
The Missile Tracking Radar (MTR) is turning (diving) the missile towards the intercept point to the target.  The Pitch and Yaw Fins are receiving commands from the Computer through the MTR.
At booster separation the sustainer motor * missile engine, starts to reach the missiles 2,700 miles per hour.
If the target is 90 miles approaching at mach 1.5, the missile will meet the target 60 miles away in 90 seconds
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NIKE Ajax / Hercules - ARADCO
M  VETERAN
Challenge Coin
with
Stand
CHALLENGE COIN
* Challenge Coin Size - 1 3/4" in Diameter *
White Star
in middle of lightning bolt cluster - ARADCOM -
Cheyenne Mountain Complex -
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Red
Dot
bottom of CONUS Map -
McGregor Range, White Sands, New Mexico - vicinity
Fort Bliss, Texas
(
BOTH SIDES HAVE AN PROTECTIVE CLEAR EPOXY FINISH
)
GALLERY PICTURES
1
(front & back)
2
(front)
3
(back)
4
(Purpose / Explanation of Challenge Coin)
5
(Stand)
BONUS
A COPY OF THE ARCHIVED / HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT ARADCOM  INSIGNIA AND NIKE SYSTEM
WILL BE SENT WITH YOUR PURCHASE OF EACH CHALLENGE COIN
The Total Cost for
ONE
"
ARADCOM
VETERAN
"
Challenge Coin with stand would be
.50
each plus shipping
FOR DELIVERY COST OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES PLEASE INQUIRE
*
PAY WITH PAY PAL
*
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)
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Sew-On Patch (3" in Diameter
)
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NIKE Ajax / Hercules ARADCOM VETERAN Challenge Coin
and
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Sew-On Patch
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Vinyl Decal (3" x 2"
)
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Vinyl Decal (3.25" in Diameter
)
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and
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Vinyl Decal
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.
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