POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Name: Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE
Start: 1990-04-11T15:00:00+00:00
End: 1990-04-11T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 3W

Atlas E Altair

United States Air Force

Launch Status

Success

Wed • Apr 11th, 1990
3:00 PM UTC

Mission

POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Type: Earth Science

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

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 3W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

734 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Founded: 1947
Country: USA

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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