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Designation
Spacetrack catalog number23851
COSPAR ID1996-024-A
Name in Spacetrack catalogMSX

Satellite Details

Orbit 893 x 908 km, 98.8°
Category [satcat.Military Technology]
Country/organisation of origin USA
Intrinsic brightness (Mag) 4.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Mag)3.7 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC) 24 April 1996 12:27
Launch siteVandenberg AFB,
United States
Launch vehicle Delta 7920-10

Description

MSX was equipped with a cooled infra-red sensor to detect and track missile test warheads. Since the coolant evaporated, the other sensors onboard are now being used to locate space debris that has been lost by ground based radar.
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US Air Force
 

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