Success

POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Name: POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE launch
Start: 1990-04-11T15:00:00+00:00
End: 1990-04-11T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Atlas E AltairUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 3W

Wednesday, April 11, 1990 · 03:00 PM UTC

Add to calendar

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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

PayloadPOGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

OrbitPolar Orbit

CustomerUnited States Air Force

Stages2

PadSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 3W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range

Latitude: 34.644°N
Longitude: 120.593°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

03:00 PM UTC - 03:00 PM UTC

Vehicle

Atlas E Altair

Profile →

Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...

Height59.7 m

LEO Payload18,850 kg

Launches1,078

Successes972

Provider

United States Air Force

Profile →

Provider details are not available yet.

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

Related Launches

Manifest / 01