May 9, 1994 2:47 am

MSTI-2

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Scout G-1

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 02:47 UTC
Window Close 02:47 UTC
Lift Off May 9, 1994 · 02:47 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 5
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United States Air Force
Payload MSTI-2
Rocket Scout G-1
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 5
Launch Overview
Window Open 02:47 UTC
Window Close 02:47 UTC
Lift Off May 9, 1994 · 02:47 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 5
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United States Air Force
Payload MSTI-2
Rocket Scout G-1
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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