Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
02:44:00
Friday May 17, 1996
Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3 (MSTI-3) was a technology demonstration satellite operated by the United States Air Force. It was equipped with two infrared cameras and one visible light camera, designed to survey Earth's surface features and characterize their appearance in infrared wavelengths.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
211 kilograms
11th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1996
33rd
Orbital launch attempt