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 98.344°
Eccentricity 0.00978
RA ascending node 16.213 hr
Argument perigee 113.168°
Mean anomaly 247.986°
Orbital period 99.239 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Jan 2025, 08:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 659.9 km
Mean Altitude 729.4 km
Peak Altitude 798.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

TITAN 2 R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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