Orbital Sciences CorporationPegasus HybridVandenberg Space Force Base, Air launch to orbit
Pegasus Hybrid | Miniature Sensor Technology Integration 3 (MSTI-3)
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Orbital Sciences Corporation's 12th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 4,074th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 17, 02:44 – May 17, 02:44 UTC
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MSTI-3
MSTI-3 was the third Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite for the US Air Force and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. It gathered infrared background clutter data and tested tracking of ballistic missiles during their coast phase from a sun-synchronous orbit.
Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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