USAF Atlas E/OIS Geosat 1

Name: USAF Atlas E/OIS Geosat 1
Start: 1985-03-13T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 3W

Atlas E/OIS

Status

Success

Date

13 MAR 1985

02:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Oceanographic radar altimetry satellite designed to obtain mapping of the Earth's geoid

Rocket

Atlas E/OIS

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth 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.