United States Air Force

MSX

Delta II 7920-10

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, April 24, 1996 · 12:27 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Delta II 7920-10

Variant: 7920-10

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.756° N, 120.622° W

50

Pad Launches

568

Location Launches

963

Agency Launches

25

Orbital This Year

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