Status
Success
MSX
Launch Time
Wed Apr 24, 1996 12:27 UTC
Wed Apr 24, 1996 12:27 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
MSX
The Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) is a Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) satellite experiment (unmanned space mission) to map bright infrared sources in space. MSX offered the first system demonstration of technology in space to identify and track ballistic missiles during their midcourse flight phase.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,700.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1996
25th orbital launch attempt
Delta II
49th mission
5th mission of 1996
48th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission