Sprint Missile Reaches Mach 10 Seconds After Launch

BARocketeer · Demo · 1 min · 2010 · YouTube title: SPRINT ABM - Zero to Mach 10 in 5 Seconds!

Why it's here

HN links it as striking footage of how fast and heat-stressed hypersonic interceptors and ICBM re-entry vehicles are.

What it covers

A short clip of the Sprint anti-ballistic missile, which was launched from a silo and reached Mach 10 within seconds. Its nose and skin glow white hot from aerodynamic heating.