Scout G-1 | MSTI-2
United States Air Force · Scout G-1 · Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
United States Air Force's 940th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 3,897th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 9, 02:47 – May 9, 02:47 UTC
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MSTI-2
MSTI 2 (Miniature Sensor Technology Integration 2) was a US Department of Defense spacecraft launched from the Vandenberg AFB by a Scout-G1 rocket. It was the last of the now discontinued Scout series. The primary mission of MSTI 2 was to demonstrate theater ballistic missile (TBM) tracking and was intended to last for six months. It successfully spotted and locked onto a test Minuteman-3 launched from Vandenberg AFB. More than three million short wavelength infrared (SWIR) and medium wavelength infrared (MWIR) image frames were obtained during the mission.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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