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 98.326°
Eccentricity 0.00973
RA ascending node 0.293 hr
Argument perigee 98.835°
Mean anomaly 262.388°
Orbital period 99.221 min
Epoch of osculation 03 May 2025, 14:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 659.4 km
Mean Altitude 728.5 km
Peak Altitude 797.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

TITAN 2 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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