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by wkat4242 1129 days ago
Why at orbital velocity? It's much more efficient to not reach orbital velocity if you just want to explode something at 100km. And an explosion is a momentary thing so there's no need to be in orbit.
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Unlikely that it launched from Antarctica, meaning velocity.
Read the OP link... they were all launched from US navy vessels.