urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.midcourse_space_experiment 1.1 1.11.0.0 Product_Context MSX MSX 2019-01-03 1.1 Per "Guide toPDS4 Context Products" v1.3, - changed all lidvid_reference to lid_reference - changed target LIDs to new formation rule 2016-10-01 1.0 extracted metadata from PDS3 catalog and modified to comply with PDS4 Information Model urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.msx investigation_to_instrument_host urn:nasa:pds:context:target:dust.dust investigation_to_target urn:nasa:pds:context:target:satellite.earth.moon investigation_to_target Mill, J.D., R.R. O'Neil, S. Price, G.J. Romick, O.M. Uy, E.M. Gaposchkin, G.C. Light, W.W. Moore, Jr., T.L. Murdock, and A.T. Stair, Jr., Midcourse Space Experiment: Introduction to the spacecraft, instruments, and scientific objectives, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 31, 900-907, 1994. reference.MILLETAL1994 MIDCOURSE SPACE EXPERIMENT Mission 1996-04-24 1997-02-26 Mission Overview ================ The Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) mission began with the launch of the spacecraft on April 24, 1996 into a ~900 km polar orbit for a nominal 5 year mission. The MSX mission was divided into three phases. Phase 1, which ended on February 26, 1997 with the depletion of the cryogen, was devoted almost exclusively to observations with the infrared telescope, SPIRIT III. Phase 2, lasting from cryogen depletion through September 1997, emphasized astronomy and atmospheric measurements with the UVISI (Ultraviolet/Visible Imaging and Spectrographic Imaging) sensors. Phase 3 began in October 1997 when the SBV (Space Based Visible) Camera became a contributing sensor to the US Space Surveillance Network. Instruments on MSX included an infrared imaging camera (SPIRIT III), ultraviolet/visible imaging and spectrographic imaging sensors (UVISI), a visible-wavelength camera (SBV), and a suite of contamination detectors. Further information about the MSX spacecraft and instruments may be found in [MILLETAL1994]: Mill, J.D., R.R. O'Niel, S. Price, G.J. Romick, O.M. Uy, and 5 other authors, Midcourse Space Experiment: Introduction to the spacecraft, instruments, and scientific objectives, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 31, 900-907, 1994.