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 98.294°
Eccentricity 0.00963
RA ascending node 14.964 hr
Argument perigee 135.867°
Mean anomaly 225.026°
Orbital period 99.204 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 05:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 659.4 km
Mean Altitude 727.7 km
Peak Altitude 796.1 km

Launched alongside

TITAN 2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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