Key statistics
Satellite MSX DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10727
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MSX DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: MSX DEB
International designator: 1996-024C
Object number (NORAD): 23859
Object ID (CCSDS): 23859
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.998 minutes
Inclination: 99.0968 deg
SMA: 7278.565 km
Apoapsis: 963.444 km
Periapsis: 837.416 km
RAAN: 191.9551 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00865752
Argument of periapsis: 159.7445 deg
Mean anomaly: 266.5815 deg
Mean motion: 13.98086753 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000475 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00035351538 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 8:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MSX DEB
TLE line 1: 1 23859U 96024C 25248.85698733 .00000475 00000-0 35352-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 23859 99.0968 191.9551 0086575 159.7445 266.5815 13.98086753496605
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MSX DEB.
Associated space launch
MSX (Midcourse Space Experiment) demonstrated different multispectral imaging technologies to identify and track ballistic missiles during flight by observing rocket launches and orbital debris. Additionally it measured the composition and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere by observing ozone, chloroflourocarbons, carbon dioxide and methane.
MSX DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | MSX’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on April 24, 1996, 12:27 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta II | MSX
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 24, 1996, 12:27 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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