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MTI
Minotaur-C 1110Orbital Sciences CorporationSpace Launch Complex 576E
Sunday, March 12, 2000 · 09:29 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Minotaur-C 1110
Profile →The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is...
Height23.9 m
LEO Payload1,735 kg
Launches72
Successes65
Mission Brief
The primary objective of MTI (Multispectral Thermal Imager) was to demonstrate advanced multispectral and thermal imaging, image processing, and associated technologies that could be used in future systems for detecting and characterizing facilities producing weapons of mass destruction using radiometrically accurate, high spatial resolution, multispectral imaging.
PayloadMTI
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerOrbital Sciences Corporation
Stages4
PadSpace Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.739°N, 120.619°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
