Launch Overview
Vehicle
Titan II SLV
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
VS / SLC4W
Outcome
Success
Flight
23G-7
COSPAR Designator
1999-034
Mission
QuikScat (Earth Science)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Titan II SLV
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
1013 (10 YTD)
Site launches
593 (5 YTD)
Pad launches
88 (1 YTD)