MSX Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
24 Apr 1996, 12:27pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
MSX
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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