Usage patterns
ミサイルを発射するto launch a missile
It was reported that the country had launched a ballistic missile.
ミサイルを撃つto fire a missile
They fired a missile at the enemy fighter jet.
ミサイルが命中するfor a missile to hit its target
The missile hit its target.
ミサイルが飛んでくるfor a missile to come flying in (toward someone/somewhere)
Suddenly a missile came flying overhead.