American satellites tracked the launch of the medium-range ballistic missile, and later space radars saw the debris and noted that the old weather satellite had vanished.

• 卫星识别出该枚导弹为中程弹道导弹，稍后时间空间雷达扫描到气象卫星的残骸，并指出该气象卫星已经被摧毁。