TOPEX/PoseidonRocket launchby ArianespaceEuropeLaunch time10 Aug 199223:08 UTCsuccessOrbit: SSOSerial number: V-52MissionRocketPayloadsRocket Ariane4 42Plaunched from Guiana Space Centre, ELA-2French GuianaPayloadsNamePurposeMassCommentOscar 23---S80/T---TOPEX/Poseidon---