Launch Overview
Vehicle
Delta 7920-10
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / SLC2W
Outcome
Success
Flight
D235
COSPAR Designator
1996-024
Mission
MSX (Government/Top Secret)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Delta II 7920-10
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
963 (5 YTD)
Site launches
568 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
50 (2 YTD)