United States Air ForceScout G-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
MSTI-1
Launched
November 21, 1992
Summary
MSTI-1 launched on an United States Air Force Scout G-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 21, 1992. It was United States Air Force's 917th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 3,768th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Scout G-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). MSTI-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 338 × 451 km orbit inclined 96.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Scout G-1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Scout G-1 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 917th launch14th this yearhumanity's 3,768th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
MSTI-1 · NORAD 22229 · 1992-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-078A
- Epoch
- 1992-11-21 22:25:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.60127817 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0084
- Inclination
- 96.7567°
- Ascending node
- 323.0586°
- Arg. of perigee
- 243.1223°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.1454°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.00074795
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- MSTI-1 · NORAD 22229 · re-entered July 18, 1993
Scout S210C Stage 4 · re-entered February 9, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MSTI 1 (Miniature Sensor Technology Integration 1) had a four day mission to photograph infrared images of islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
67th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 552nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
140 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did MSTI-1 launch?
MSTI-1 launched on November 21, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MSTI-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched MSTI-1?
Scout G-1, flown by United States Air Force. Scout G-1 spec sheet
Where did MSTI-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did MSTI-1 reach?
MSTI-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 338 × 451 km orbit inclined 96.8°.
How many satellites did MSTI-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).