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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceAtlas E Altair
Launched 1990-04-11 15:00 UTCSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
33rd
orbital launch attempt in 1990
United States Air Force
4th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 3W
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
564 d 4 h
since the pad's previous launch
POGS & SSR was a satellite designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field. TEX and SCE studied ionospheric effects on RF transmissions.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
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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To low Earth orbit
210kg
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