United States Air ForceAtlas E AltairSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE
Launched
April 11, 1990
Summary
POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE launched on an United States Air Force Atlas E Altair from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 11, 1990. It was United States Air Force's 880th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,509th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas E Altair flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas E Altair · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas E Altair flightUnited States Air Force's 880th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,509th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 8 still in orbit
- POGS · NORAD 20560 · in orbit
- TEX · NORAD 20561 · in orbit
- SCE · NORAD 20562 · in orbit
- PDD Test Mass · NORAD 20564 · in orbit
- PDD Test Mass · NORAD 20565 · in orbit
Altair · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
POGS & SSR was a satellite designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field. TEX and SCE studied ionospheric effects on RF transmissions.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
74th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 542nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
564 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE launch?
POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE launched on April 11, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE?
Atlas E Altair, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas E Altair spec sheet
Where did POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).