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QuikScat

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1999-034ALaunched 6/20/1999

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Quikscat
Launch Vehicle: Titan II SLV
Launch Date: 6/20/1999
Last Contact: 11/23/2009

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 805.5 km
Inclination: 98.62 deg
Dry Mass: 870 kg
Total Mass: 970 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: EOSCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: BAE Systems

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1999-034A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/366