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MSTI-1

Former U.S. Air Force Earth observation satellite. MSTI-1 was launched on November 21, 1992 aboard a Scout G-1 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 18, 1993).

COSPAR 1992-078ANORAD 22229United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: MSTI-1
International designator: 1992-078A
NORAD catalog number: 22229
GCAT identifier: S22229
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/267

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: MSTI
Owner: AF Phillips/GD
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): SA-200S

Launch

Date: November 21, 1992 · 13:45 UTC
Launch record: 1992-078Success
Rocket: Scout G-1
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 308 km
Apogee: 406 km
Inclination: 96.75°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: July 18, 1993
Last known active: April 1993
End of operations: April 1993

Size

Mass: 147 kg
Dry mass: 147 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111499438 (CC0).