Titan II(23)G | QuikSCAT

Status

Success

QuikSCAT

Launch Time
Sun Jun 20, 1999 02:15 UTC

Rocket

Titan II(23)G

Lockheed

Status: Retired

Price: $35.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 1,900 kN

Payload to LEO: 3,600 kg

Stages: 2

Rocket Height: 42.9 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.05 m

Fairing Height: 9.1 m

Details

Mission Details

QuikSCAT

The NASA QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer. Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direction over the ice-free global oceans.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 970.0 kg

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Location

SLC-4W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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Stats

1999

35th orbital launch attempt

Titan II

20th mission

1st mission of 1999

19th successful mission

4th consecutive successful mission