1991 · United States Air Force
REX
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REX (Radiation Experiment) or ISES (Integrated Space Experiment System) was an Air Force Rome Laboratory ionospheric research satellite which tested the effects of the atmosphere on radio transmissions, and employed GPS for on-board navigation and attitude control.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 29, 1991 at 02:00 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5
- Mission
- REX
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Polar Orbit