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Multispectral Thermal Imager
Former American quasi-military reconnaissance spacecraft. Multispectral Thermal Imager was launched on March 12, 2000 aboard a Taurus 1110 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 14, 2022).
COSPAR 2000-014ANORAD 26102United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- MTI
- Common name
- Multispectral Thermal Imager
- Other names
- STP P97-3:PN
- International designator
- 2000-014A
- NORAD catalog number
- 26102
- GCAT identifier
- S26102
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/379
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- STP1
- Owner
- Sandia Natl Labs
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Department of Energy
- Platform (bus)
- BCP-300
Launch
- Date
- March 12, 2000 · 09:29 UTC
- Launch record
- 2000-014Success
- Rocket
- Taurus 1110
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 576E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 573 km
- Apogee
- 613 km
- Inclination
- 97.40°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 14, 2022
- Last known active
- January 2013
- End of operations
- May 2022
Size
- Mass
- 597 kg
- Dry mass
- 590 kg
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 4.1 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6026182 (CC0).