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Class: Military. Type: SDI. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

BMDO technology demonstration; Miniature Seeker Technology Demonstration.

Typical orbit: 352 km x 400 km at 95 degrees inclination. Mass: 170 kg (370 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Pegasus, Scout G.

MSTI Chronology

1992 November 21 - MSTI - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 180 kg (390 lb). Perigee: 289 km (179 mi). Apogee: 366 km (227 mi). Inclination: 96.70 deg. Period: 91.10 min.
BMDO technology demonstration; Miniature Seeker Technology Demonstration. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

1994 May 9 - MSTI-2 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 163 kg (359 lb). Perigee: 415 km (257 mi). Apogee: 433 km (269 mi). Inclination: 93.10 deg. Period: 97.10 min.
Last Scout launch; BMDO technology tests. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

1996 May 17 - MSTI-3 - Launch Site: Point Arguello WADZ. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus. Perigee: 420 km (260 mi). Apogee: 432 km (268 mi). Inclination: 97.10 deg. Period: 90.70 min.
LEO. Sensor technology tests

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
NASA GSFC Orbital Parameters,
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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