Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
MTI (Multispectral Thermal Imager) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
US Department of Energy/Office of Nonproliferation and National Security |
Users |
Government/Military |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
500 |
Apogee (km) |
525 |
Eccentricity |
0.00181620050853614 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.4 |
Period (minutes) |
94.9 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
587 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
575 |
Date of Launch |
12-03-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
3 yrs. |
Contractor |
Ball Aerospace/TRW/Raytheon |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Taurus |
COSPAR Number |
2000-014A |
NORAD Number |
26102 |
Comments |
Primary objective is 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. |