flown missionSuccess

Titan II SLV | QuikScat

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 4W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAJun 20, 1999, 02:15 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: QuikScat
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

The SeaWinds instrument on the QuikScat (Quick Scatterometer) mission is a "quick recovery" mission to fill the gap created by the loss of data from the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT), when the ADEOS 1 host satellite lost power in June 1997. The SeaWinds instrument is a specialized microwave radar that measures near-surface wind speed and direction under all weather and cloud conditions over the Earth's oceans.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jun 20, 1999, 02:15 UTC
Window opens: Jun 20, 1999, 02:15 UTC
Window closes: Jun 20, 1999, 02:15 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:26 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Titan II SLV
Family: Titan
Variant: 23G
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 4W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 34.6331, -120.6158