United States Air Force

POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Atlas E Altair

SUCCESS

Success

Wednesday, April 11, 1990 · 15:00 UTC

Mission

/01

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

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

/02

Rocket

Variant: E Altair

Launch Pad

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.644° N, 120.593° W

Pad Launches

542

Location Launches

880

Agency Launches

Orbital This Year