Delta II | MITEx

Delta II 7925-9.5

Jun 21, 2006, 10:15 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

MITEx (Micro-Satellite Technology Experiment) is an experimental U.S. military project to test whether the advanced technologies embedded in two miniature satellites and a new upper stage kick motor can operate through the rigors of spaceflight. MiTEx will investigate and demonstrate advanced space technologies such as lightweight power and propulsion systems, avionics and spacecraft structures; commercial-off-the-shelf processors; affordable, responsive fabrication/build-to-launch techniques; and single-string components. The MITEx experiment will be deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), from which the MITEx Upper stage will put the experiments into a geostationary orbit (GEO).

Type: Test Flight
Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: 🇺🇸 USA