QuikSCAT

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:15:00

Sunday June 20, 1999

Mission Details

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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

970 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Titan II(23)G

Active 1988 to 2003

Agency

Lockheed

Price

$35.00 million

Rocket

Height: 42.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,600 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,900 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.05m

Height: 9.1m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-4W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

SLC-4W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

Stats

Titan II

20th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1999

1999

35th

Orbital launch attempt