Cape Canaveral, Fla....A Trident II (D-5) missile is launched from Pad 46A during the Navy's fifteenth developmental test flight. The missile, which was destroyed minutes afterward following a second stage malfunction, is designed for submerged firing from the ninth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN-734). The first eight Ohio class ballistic missile submarines will be backfitted to carry the Trident II in accordance with regularly scheduled shipyard availability. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)