Key statistics
Satellite MSX DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10667
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: 102.999 minutes
Inclination: 99.0933 deg
SMA: 7278.596 km
Apoapsis: 963.098 km
Periapsis: 837.823 km
RAAN: 131.0355 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0086057
Argument of periapsis: 329.9506 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.413 deg
Mean motion: 13.98077885 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000143 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000066642 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MSX DEB
TLE line 1: 1 23859U 96024C 25187.39142058 -.00000143 00000-0 -66642-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 23859 99.0933 131.0355 0086057 329.9506 143.4130 13.98077885488013
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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