Boosted into geosynchronous orbit on June 21, 2006 aboard a Delta II rocket, the Microsatellite Technology Experiment (MiTEx) technology demonstration investigated and demonstrated advanced high-payoff technologies from a variety of potential candidates, including lightweight power and propulsion systems, avionics, structures, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, advanced communications, and on-orbit software environments.
MiTEX flight-tested a new, experimental upper stage, and demonstrated small COTS technologies to support a fast-paced, low-cost, lab-like, build-to-launch satellite approach in a shared industry/government environment.
