
Success
Delta II | MSX
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.
Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Rocket: Delta II · Provider: United States Air Force
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)