Ariane 42P rocket with the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite (Kourou, August 10, 1992) (NASA)<br>Original image caption:  The Ariane 42P carrying the TOPEX/Poseidon spacecraft was launched from the European Space Agency's Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on August 10, 1992.
NASA
1992-08-10
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