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 98.319°
Eccentricity 0.00946
RA ascending node 3.987 hr
Argument perigee 287.675°
Mean anomaly 71.414°
Orbital period 99.218 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 14:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 661.2 km
Mean Altitude 728.4 km
Peak Altitude 795.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

TITAN 2 R/B

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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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