Status
Success
MSTI 2
Launch Time
Mon May 09, 1994 02:47 UTC
Mon May 09, 1994 02:47 UTC
Last flight of Scout.
Rocket
Mission Details
MSTI 2
MSTI 2 (Miniature Sensor Technology Integration 2) was a US Department of Defense spacecraft launched from the Vandenberg AFB by a Scout-G1 rocket. It was the last of the now discontinued Scout series. The primary mission of MSTI 2 was to demonstrate theater ballistic missile (TBM) tracking and was intended to last for six months. It successfully spotted and locked onto a test Minuteman-3 launched from Vandenberg AFB. More than three million short wavelength infrared (SWIR) and medium wavelength infrared (MWIR) image frames were obtained during the mission.
MSTI 2 failed after 5 months in orbit, possibly due to a debris collision.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 163.0 kg
Polar Orbit
Location
SLC-5, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1994
29th orbital launch attempt
Scout
99th mission
1st mission of 1994
86th successful mission
48th consecutive successful mission