Ariane V52 | TOPEX/Poseidon, Kitsat-A and S80/T
V52 launched the joint NASA-CNES TOPEX/Poseidon ocean-altimetry observatory with the Kitsat-A and S80/T secondary spacecraft. The primary mission began a long record of global sea-surface measurements.
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- Aliases
- TOPEX/Poseidon launchKitsat-A launchS80/T launch
- Name
- Ariane V52 | TOPEX/Poseidon, Kitsat-A and S80/T
- Slug
- ariane-v52-topex-poseidon-kitsat-a-s80-t-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- V52 launched the joint NASA-CNES TOPEX/Poseidon ocean-altimetry observatory with the Kitsat-A and S80/T secondary spacecraft. The primary mission began a long record of global sea-surface measurements.
- End Date
- 1992-08-10
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Ariane V52 successfully deployed TOPEX/Poseidon and its two secondary payloads into their planned Earth orbits.
- Program
- Ariane 4 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1992-08-10
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:23:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:23:32 UTC
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