CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- QuikSCAT
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Full Name
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Quick Scatterometer
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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19 Jun 1999
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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02 Oct 2018
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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25789 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1999-034A
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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101 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.6 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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803 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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6:00
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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The 3-year nominal QuikSCAT mission life is complete, and it is currently in extended operations. Due to technical failure (the antenna stopped rotating in November 2009), and the instrument no longer collects ocean wind vector data. However it still provides calibration data for other on-orbit scatterometers, which enables the continuation of a climate-quality wind vector dataset. Mission is scheduled for desommissioning in 2014, but may be extended for cross-calibration activities with Rapidscat.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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