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MSX

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Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 1996-024ALaunched 4/24/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: MSX Mission
Launch Vehicle: Delta 7920-10
Launch Date: 4/24/1996
Last Contact: 6/2/2008

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 901 km
Inclination: 99.38 deg
Dry Mass: 2,704 kg
Total Mass: 2,782 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Technology Demonstration
Payload Category: TECH/AST
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1996-024A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/319