Success
MTI
Earth Science
Orbital Sciences Corporation(OSC)Commercial
Minotaur-C 1110
POorbit
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.
Sunday, March 12, 2000 at 9:29 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,382
OSC Mission
#34
Pad Launch
#5
Location Launch
#599
Designator
2000-014
Launch Window
NET
Mar 12, 2000, 9:29 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Space Launch Complex 576E
Launch Complex 576 is a group of rocket launch pads at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The pads were used from 1959 until 1971 to launch SM-65 Atlas missiles. The site was also known as Complex ABRES. Pads in Area 576 include 576A-1, 576A-2 and 576A-3, 576B-1, 576B-2 and 576B-3, 576-C, 576-D, 576-E, OSTF-1 and OSTF-2.
Total Launches
9
Orbital Attempts
9
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 22d
Minotaur-C 1110 Specs
American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.
Length
27.9 m
Diameter
2.35 m
Launch Mass
73 t
Thrust
1,320 kN
LEO Capacity
1,320 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2000
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Mar 12, 2000
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Mar 12, 2000, 1:29 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202