Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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23851
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COSPAR ID
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1996-024-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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MSX
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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895 x 904 km, 99.0°
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| Category | unknown |
| Country/organisation of origin | United States |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 4.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 3.7 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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24 April 1996 12:27
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| Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base,
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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