Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Launch information

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Mission description

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

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE’.

Launch image Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 11, 1990, 3 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE (PO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Atlas E Altair

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
20560 USA 56 LEO 89.85 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
20561 USA 57 LEO 89.84 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
20562 USA 58 LEO 89.85 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#3499

To this date

Location Launch

#542

To this date

Pad Launch

#74

To this date

Agency Launch

#880

To this date

Orbital Launch

#33

Year 1990

Location Launch

#1

Year 1990

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1990

Agency Launch

#4

Year 1990

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