MTI (Multispectral Thermal Imager)
A satellite sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Nonproliferation
and National Security, to demonstrate advanced multispectral and thermal
imaging, image processing, and associated technologies that could be used
in future systems for detecting facilities that produce weapons of mass
destruction. MTI carries a sophisticated telescope to collect day and night
images of Earth in 15 spectral bands ranging from the visible to long-wave
infrared. It also carries a High-energy X-ray Spectrometer (HXRS) sponsored
by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the Czech
Republic's Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences. As a side
benefit, HXRS gathers data needed to better understand powerful solar flares
that can endanger astronauts and damage space equipment.
| launch date |
Mar. 12, 2000 |
| launch vehicle |
Taurus |
| launch site |
Vandenberg |
| orbit |
584 × 609 km × 97.4° |
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