flown missionSuccess

Scout G-1 | MSTI-2

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 5 — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
MSTI-2
Type
Government/Top Secret
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Scout G-1
Family
Scout
Variant
G-1
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles