USAF Atlas E Altair POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Name: USAF Atlas E Altair POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE
Start: 1990-04-11T15:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 3W

Atlas E Altair

Status

Success

Date

11 APR 1990

15:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

POGS & SSR was a satellite designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field. TEX and SCE studied ionospheric effects on RF transmissions.

Rocket

Atlas E Altair

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.