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Quikscat

completedLaunch 1999-034
Launched 6/20/1999LEOService GSat SSO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
QuikScat
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
6/20/1999
Launch ID
1999-034
Launch Profile
Sat SSO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Air Force
Launch Vehicle
Titan II SLV
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 4-West, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
Track
Mentions
2
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The 2021 NASA IG Report raised concerns about the mass and operational longevity of the Terra and QuikSCAT missions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.3Oct 28, 2024Weighing overall societal benefit: Case studies on deciding when to deorbit satellites (part 2)

NASA's Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) satellite was launched in June 1999 on a Titan II vehicle.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 21, 2024Weighing overall societal benefit: Case studies on deciding when to deorbit satellites (part 1)