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MSTI-3

Former U.S. Air Force Earth observation satellite. MSTI-3 was launched on May 17, 1996 aboard a Pegasus H from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Dec 11, 1997).

COSPAR 1996-031ANORAD 23868United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: MSTI 3
Common name: MSTI-3
International designator: 1996-031A
NORAD catalog number: 23868
GCAT identifier: S23868
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/319

Mission

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

Launch

Date: May 17, 1996 · 02:44 UTC
Launch record: 1996-031Success
Rocket: Pegasus H
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad RW30/12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 420 km
Apogee: 435 km
Inclination: 97.12°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: December 11, 1997
Last known active: Dec 11, 1997
End of operations: Dec 7, 1997

Size

Mass: 211 kg
Dry mass: 190 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q29611580 (CC0).