June 20, 1999 2:15 am
QuikScat
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Titan II SLV
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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The SeaWinds instrument on the QuikScat (Quick Scatterometer) mission is a “quick recovery” mission to fill the gap created by the loss of data from the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT), when the ADEOS 1 host satellite lost power in June 1997. The SeaWinds instrument is a specialized microwave radar that measures near-surface wind speed and direction under all weather and cloud conditions over the Earth’s oceans.
Launch Overview
Window Open
02:15 UTC
Window Close
02:15 UTC
Lift Off
Jun 20, 1999 · 02:15 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W
Target Orbit
Polar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
QuikScat
Rocket
Titan II SLV
Destination
Polar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
The SeaWinds instrument on the QuikScat (Quick Scatterometer) mission is a “quick recovery” mission to fill the gap created by the loss of data from the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT), when the ADEOS 1 host satellite lost power in June 1997. The SeaWinds instrument is a specialized microwave radar that measures near-surface wind speed and direction under all weather and cloud conditions over the Earth’s oceans.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 4W
Launch Overview
Window Open
02:15 UTC
Window Close
02:15 UTC
Lift Off
Jun 20, 1999 · 02:15 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W
Target Orbit
Polar Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
QuikScat
Rocket
Titan II SLV
Destination
Polar Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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