Spacecraft information: 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 98.266°
Eccentricity 0.00944
RA ascending node 4.823 hr
Argument perigee 208.075°
Mean anomaly 151.534°
Orbital period 99.191 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2026, 03:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 660.1 km
Mean Altitude 727.1 km
Peak Altitude 794.1 km

Launched alongside

TITAN 2 R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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