Atlas E Altair
Launch vehicle · USA
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American orbital launch vehicle. Atlas E + 1 x Star 20 upper stage.
More at: Atlas E Altair.
Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- Stacksat P87-2
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC3W
- Stages
- Atlas E/F, Atlas MA-3, Altair 3
- Agency
- Convair
Chronology
1 event
1990 April 11
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3W. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas E Altair.- USA 56 - .
Payload: POGS & SSR. Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: MAESTRO.
Spacecraft: Stacksat P87-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 20560 . COSPAR: 1990-031A. Apogee: 745 km (462 mi). Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Inclination: 89.80 deg. Period: 98.48 min.
Polar Orbiting Geomagnetic Survey satellite designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field vector as a function of position. Data from the experiment was used to improve Earth navigation systems, and was stored in an experimental solid state recorder. Six low cost ground stations were designed, built and located around the world to operate the spacecraft flown on this mission.
- USA 57 - . Payload: TEX. Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: MAESTRO. Spacecraft: Stacksat P87-2. USAF Sat Cat: 20561 . COSPAR: 1990-031B. Apogee: 742 km (461 mi). Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Inclination: 89.80 deg. Period: 98.45 min. TEX (Transceiver EXperiment) carried a variable power transmitter used to study ionospheric effects on RF transmissions. Data from the experiment was used to determine minimum spacecraft transmitter power levels for transmission to ground receivers..
- USA 58 - . Payload: SCE. Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: MAESTRO. Spacecraft: Stacksat P87-2. USAF Sat Cat: 20562 . COSPAR: 1990-031C. Apogee: 741 km (460 mi). Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Inclination: 89.80 deg. Period: 98.44 min. SCE (Selective Communications Experiment) carried a variable frequency transmitter to study ionospheric effects at various RF frequencies, and was also designed to demonstrate message store and forward techniques..