Concept information
Preferred term
MSTI-2
Definition
- MSTI 2 (Miniature Sensor Technology Integration 2) was a US Department of Defense spacecraft launched from the Vandenberg AFB by a Scout rocket. It was the last of the now discontinued Scout series. The primary mission of MSTI 2 was to demonstrate theater ballistic missible (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. General Characteristics: Launch date: May 9, 1994 Country of origin: United States Perigee/Apogee: 411/427 km Inclination: 97.1° Period: 92.9 min Launch vehicle Scout #118 End of Life: Out of service: September 1994 Decay: November 28, 1998 Additional Resources: "http://www.actgate.com/msti3/msti2.html" [Summary provided by The Satellite Encyclopedia] (en)
Broader concept
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/68d7cb26-318b-4149-bb75-adc6e3863483
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