Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3
Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3 (MSTI-3) was a technology demonstration satellite operated by the United States Air Force. It was equipped with two infrared cameras and one visible light camera, designed to survey Earth's surface features and characterize their appearance in infrared wavelengths. MSTI-3 launched on 17 May 1996 aboard an Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket.
| Names | Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-3 | ||||||||
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| Mission type | Technology demonstration | ||||||||
| Operator | U.S. Air Force | ||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 1996-031A | ||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 23868 | ||||||||
| Mission duration | Planned: 1 year Final: 1 year, 6 months, 24 days | ||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
| Bus | Spectrum Astro SA-200S | ||||||||
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| Launch mass | 211 kg (466 lb) | ||||||||
| Dry mass | 190 kg (419 lb) | ||||||||
| Payload mass | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||
| Dimensions | 142 × 81 cm (56 × 32 in) | ||||||||
| Power | 225 watts EOL | ||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||
| Launch date | 17 May 1996, 02:44 UTC | ||||||||
| Rocket | Pegasus-H F11 | ||||||||
| Launch site | Vandenberg (Stargazer) | ||||||||
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences | ||||||||
| End of mission | |||||||||
| Disposal | Deorbited | ||||||||
| Decay date | ≈11 December 1997, 14:56 UTC | ||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric | ||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous | ||||||||
| Perigee altitude | 420 km (260 mi) | ||||||||
| Apogee altitude | 432 km (268 mi) | ||||||||
| Inclination | 97.1 deg | ||||||||
| Period | 90.7 min | ||||||||
| Epoch | 17 May 1996 | ||||||||
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| Type | Ritchey–Chrétien | ||||||||
| Diameter | 10.5 cm (4.1 in) | ||||||||
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