United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
MITEx
Launched
June 21, 2006
Image: USAF
Summary
MITEx launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 21, 2006. It was United States Air Force's 1,073rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,776th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,073rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,776th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 4 still in orbit
- USA 187 · NORAD 29240 · in orbit
- USA 188 · NORAD 29241 · in orbit
- USA 189 · NORAD 29242 · in orbit
Delta 316 · in orbit
Delta 316 Stage 3 · re-entered
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MITEx (Micro-Satellite Technology Experiment) is an experimental U.S. military project to test whether the advanced technologies embedded in two miniature satellites and a new upper stage kick motor can operate through the rigors of spaceflight. MiTEx will investigate and demonstrate advanced space technologies such as lightweight power and propulsion systems, avionics and spacecraft structures; commercial-off-the-shelf processors; affordable, responsive fabrication/build-to-launch techniques; and single-string components. The MITEx experiment will be deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), from which the MITEx Upper stage will put the experiments into a geostationary orbit (GEO).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
137th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 641st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
268 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did MITEx launch?
MITEx launched on June 21, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MITEx?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched MITEx?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did MITEx launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was MITEx going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did MITEx launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).