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Taurus 1110 | MTI launched on Sun, Mar 12, 2000, 09:29 AM UTC — a Orbital Sciences Corporation mission.
NET Sun, Mar 12, 2000, 09:29 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Minotaur-C 1110 to Polar Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Minotaur-C 1110 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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.
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Good to know
Taurus 1110 | MTI is scheduled to lift off Sun, Mar 12, 2000, 09:29 AM UTC.
A live webcast will appear on this page as soon as the provider publishes a stream link.
Taurus 1110 | MTI is an Orbital Sciences Corporation mission flying on a Minotaur-C 1110.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.