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QuikScat

Titan II SLVUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 4W
Sunday, June 20, 1999 · 02:15 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Titan II SLV

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches1078
Successes972

Provider

United States Air Force

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Mission Brief

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.

PayloadQuikScat
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 4W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.633°N
Longitude
120.616°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

02:15 AM UTC - 02:15 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.