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Meck Island (Marshallese: Meik, [mʲeik]^[1]) is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Ralik Chain in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Meck is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, and a launch site for anti-ballistic missiles and launch vehicles is based there. It was originally developed in support of the Sentinel program of the 1960s, and hosted a radar site and launchers for Sprint and Spartan missiles. It has been used for a variety of tests since then, including the Safeguard program, Homing Overlay Experiment, Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, THAAD and others.

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^ Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index

9°0′5.93″N 167°43′35.90″E / 9.0016472°N 167.7266389°E / 9.0016472; 167.7266389

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[1] Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index

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-{{dablink|This article is about the island.  For the musician see [[Meck (musician)]].}}
+{{About|the island|the musician|Meck (musician)}}
+{{more citations needed|date=June 2009}}
+[[File:Delta Mariner at Meck Island orig (2009).jpg|thumb|right|280px|Aerial view of Meck Island]]
+'''Meck Island''' ({{langx|mh|Meik}}, {{IPAc-mh|m&yik}}<ref>[http://www.trussel2.com/MOD/LocK.htm#Kuwajleen Marshallese-English Dictionary - Place Name Index]</ref>) is part of the [[Kwajalein Atoll]] in the [[Ralik Chain]] in the Republic of the [[Marshall Islands]], {{convert|2100|nmi|km}} southwest of [[Honolulu]], Hawaii.
-[[Image:meck5.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Aerial view of Meck Island]]
+Meck is part of the [[Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site]], and a launch site for [[anti-ballistic missile]]s and [[launch vehicle]]s is based there. It was originally developed in support of the [[Sentinel program]] of the 1960s, and hosted a radar site and launchers for [[Sprint (missile)|Sprint]] and [[LIM-49 Spartan|Spartan]] missiles. It has been used for a variety of tests since then, including the [[Safeguard program]], [[Homing Overlay Experiment]], [[Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle]], [[THAAD]] and others.
-'''Meck''' island is part of the [[Kwajalein]] Atoll in the [[Ralik Chain]] in the Republic of the [[Marshall Islands]] (RMI), 2,100 [[nautical mile]]s (3900 km) southwest of [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], at {{coor dm |9|006|N|167|7269|E|}}.
+==References==
-Meck is part of the [[Reagan Test Site]] and is currently home to a launch site for [[anti-ballistic missile]]s.
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+{{coord| 9|0|5.93|N|167|43|35.90|E|type:isle_source:enwiki-GNS|display=title}}
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-Image:meck6.jpg|Launch of dual Sprint missiles during a salvo test at Meck Island
-Image:meck7.jpg|Launch from Meck Island
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-[[Category:Marshall Islands]]
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+[[Category:Kwajalein Atoll]]
+[[Category:Islands of the Marshall Islands]]
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