The High Virgo, also known as Weapons System 199C (WS-199C), was a prototype air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) jointly developed by Lockheed and the...
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The Virgo Cluster is a large cluster of galaxies whose center is 53.8 ± 0.3 Mly (16.5 ± 0.1 Mpc) away in the constellation Virgo. Comprising approximately...
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The Local Supercluster (LSC or LS), or Virgo Supercluster is a formerly defined supercluster containing the Virgo Cluster and Local Group, which itself...
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Air-launched ballistic missile (section High Virgo)
ballistic missiles were used in the October 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran. The High Virgo, also known as Weapons System 199C (WS-199C), was a prototype air-launched...
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Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for maiden, and its old astronomical symbol is . Between Leo to the west and Libra...
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The Virgo interferometer is a large-scale scientific instrument near Pisa, Italy, for detecting gravitational waves. The detector is a Michelson interferometer...
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WS-199 (section WS-199C High Virgo)
first-ever interception of a satellite. Developed by Lockheed Aircraft, the High Virgo missile was developed as a single-stage air-launched ballistic missile...
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199B (also the High Virgo missile, Weapon System 199C, attempted to conduct an ASAT test but failed to intercept its target; High Virgo's test was a few...
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Romain Virgo (born 24 January 1990) is a Jamaican singer, specializing in the lovers rock style of reggae music, and a past competitor in the local music...
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The Aqua Virgo was one of the eleven Roman aqueducts that supplied the city of ancient Rome. It was completed in 19 BC by Marcus Agrippa, during the reign...
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early cruise missile were considered, but not adopted. The late-1950s High Virgo air-launched ballistic missile was designed to be launched from the B-58;...
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UGM-73 Poseidon UGM-89 Perseus Trident UGM-96 Trident I UGM-133 Trident II High Virgo Lockheed X-7 Lockheed X-17 Lockheed L-301 (aka X-24C) Lockheed Star Clipper...
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to Sunday school at both a high Anglican church, and a low Presbyterian Church, where he "never heard the gospel." When Virgo was 16 his sister became a...
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(prototype) GAM-87 Skybolt (air-launched ballistic missile; project cancelled) High Virgo (prototype) Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (in development) AGM-179...
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feasible. This test, along with an earlier, unsuccessful test of the High Virgo missile in the anti-satellite role, had political repercussions. The Eisenhower...
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DracoVirgo is a Japanese band, formed in 2017. Three members are the former members of High and Mighty Color, which disbanded in 2010. They formed the...
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missiles, Bold Orion and High Virgo. These systems would give the Air Force a method somewhat similar to the Navy's; in times of high alert, the bomber force...
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Operation Amalgam Virgo is a CINCNORAD joint task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX) carried out in Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on...
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Messier 87 (redirect from Virgo A Galaxy)
Messier 87 (also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, generally abbreviated to M87) is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo that contains several...
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Site Status Uses Coordinates Atlantic Missile Range drop zone Inactive High Virgo, Bold Orion, Hound Dog, Skybolt Grand Turk Auxiliary AFB, Grand Turk Island...
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Ross Virgo (November 9, 1929 – June 29, 2011) was an American professional boxer. He attended Franklin High School in Rochester, New York, where he first...
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"Virgo's Groove" is a song by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé from her seventh studio album, Renaissance, which was released on July 29, 2022,...
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conventional warheads. A similar project carried out under 199A, Lockheed's High Virgo, was initially another ALBM for the B-58 Hustler, likewise based on the...
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Sayyad-1 high-altitude command guided air defence system Sayyad-2 Mid-range, high altitude solid-fueled surface-to-air missile Sayyad-3 Long-range, high altitude...
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Vestal Virgin (redirect from Virgo Vestalis)
382 AD. The last epigraphically attested Vestal is Coelia Concordia, a Virgo Vestalis Maxima who in 385 AD erected a statue to the deceased pontiff Vettius...
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000 lb (136,078 kg) maximum fuel load Powerplant: 3 × Rolls-Royce RB.211-524B high-bypass turbofan engine, 50,000 lbf (220 kN) thrust each Performance Maximum...
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Messier 86 (category Virgo Cluster)
lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. M86 lies in the heart of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and forms a...
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Messier 90 (category Virgo Cluster)
light-years away[a] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. Messier 90 is a member of the Virgo Cluster, being one of its largest...
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LGM-30 Minuteman WS-199 Anti-satellite weapon WS-199B Bold Orion WS-199C High Virgo WS-199D Alpha Draco WS-201A 1954 interceptor WS-224A Phase I: BMEWS, Phase...
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Virgo is the eponymous debut studio album by American house music duo Virgo Four, released in 1989 on Radical Records in the United Kingdom. It compiles...
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