MISSION NAME
Geosat 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
13 MAR 1985
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W
Description
Oceanographic radar altimetry satellite designed to obtain mapping of the Earth's geoid
Atlas E/OIS
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.