What happens to the wire after launching a fly-by-wire missile?

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What happens to the wire after launching a fly-by-wire missile?

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Answer 1

Not much, it spools out and then just drops to the ground. Your question makes it unclear what you expect might happen other than that, but remember these are single-use devices that would need to be reloaded. The wire is part of the ammo that gets loaded, not the launcher.