Delta II
SuccessMSX · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Apr 24, 1996, 12:27 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Apr 24, 1996, 12:27 UTC – Wednesday, Apr 24, 1996, 12:27 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
MSX
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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