Delta II | MSX

Status: Success | Launched: Apr 24, 1996 12:27 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
Rocket: Delta II 7920-10 — Delta family

Mission

MSX (Midcourse Space Experiment) demonstrated different multispectral imaging technologies to identify and track ballistic missiles during flight by observing rocket launches and orbital debris. Additionally it measured the composition and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere by observing ozone, chloroflourocarbons, carbon dioxide and methane.

Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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