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United States Air ForceDelta II 7920-10Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
MSX
Launched
April 24, 1996
Summary
MSX launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7920-10 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 24, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 963rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,066th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta II 7920-10 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7920-10 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta II 7920-10 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 963rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,066th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- MSX · NORAD 23851 · in orbit
Delta 235 · re-entered January 22, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MSX (Midcourse Space Experiment) demonstrated different multispectral imaging technologies to identify and track ballistic missiles during flight by observing rocket launches and orbital debris. Additionally it measured the composition and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere by observing ozone, chloroflourocarbons, carbon dioxide and methane.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
50th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 568th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did MSX launch?
MSX launched on April 24, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MSX?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched MSX?
Delta II 7920-10, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7920-10 spec sheet
Where did MSX launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was MSX going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did MSX launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).