MISSION NAME
POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE
Status
Success
DATE
11 APR 1990
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W
Description
POGS & SSR was a satellite designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field. TEX and SCE studied ionospheric effects on RF transmissions.
Atlas E Altair
Rocket Description
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.