MSTI 1

USA

Launch data:

Designation 22229 / 92078A
Launch date 21 Nov 1992 at 13:45 UT
Launch site Va, SLC-5
Launch vehicle  Scout-G1 (#116)
Mission Technology experimentation
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 289/366 km
Inclination 96.7°
Period 91.1 min
Mass at launch 135 kg

Designed to test instruments for star war. Two other satellites should be launched.

Specifications

Prime contractor Spectrum Astro
Platform ARPA ASSTD
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Decay:

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Descent date:  18 Jul 1993
Lifetime: 
Ref: #1, #3(SD257), #15 - update: 23.03.09