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Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX)

1996 MSX Photos

The Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on April 24, 1996. The MSX satellite is used by the Missile Defense Agency to characterize ballistic missile signatures during the midcourse phase of missile flight against a variety of backgrounds.

Launch Fairing	Instrument Section	Delta II Booster	Payload Processing	APL Management Team	Vandenburg Launch	Small Magellenic Cloud

Sky Survey	Spirit III Image	UVISI Image	Wavelength Bands	Palomar Observatory	Polaris A3 Stars	UVISI Wide Field of View

Star Forming	Galactic Center

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Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-38)

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