QUIKSCAT

Launch Details
Launched 19 June 1999
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25789
COSPAR ID 1999-034A
Alternative names QUICK SCATTEROMETER
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.385°
Eccentricity 0.00964
RA ascending node 21.542 hr
Argument perigee 255.055°
Mean anomaly 103.995°
Orbital period 99.287 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Mar 2024, 13:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 663.2 km
Mean Altitude 731.7 km
Peak Altitude 800.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

TITAN 2 R/B

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47.61°N
122.33°W
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