MSX

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:27:00

Wednesday April 24, 1996

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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

2,700 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Delta II 7920-10

Active 1995 to 1999

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Agency

Boeing

Rocket

Height: 38.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,800 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,511 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3m

Height: 8.9m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

9

Launch Site

SLC-2W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

13 days 1 hour

Stats

Delta II


49th

Mission

5th

Mission of 1996

1996


25th

Orbital launch attempt