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QuikSCAT

earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer to measure the surface wind speed and direction over the ice-free global oceans

Quick Scatterometer
NASA QuikSCAT

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Earth observation satellite

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German Wikipedia

image

QuikSCAT spacecraft model.png
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mass

970 kilogram

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country of origin

United States of America

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significant event

rocket launch

location

Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 West

point in time

20 June 1999

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

service retirement

point in time

2 October 2018

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start point

Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 West

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

space launch vehicle

Titan 23G

serial number

23G-7

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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English Wikipedia

UTC date of spacecraft launch

20 June 1999

refine date

02:15

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

type of orbit

Sun-synchronous orbit

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manufacturer

Ball Aerospace & Technologies

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powered by

photovoltaic system

nominal power capacity

874 watt

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Commons category

QuikSCAT

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Identifiers

COSPAR ID

1999-034A

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imported from Wikimedia project

German Wikipedia

Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID

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28 October 2013

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Jonathan's Space Report

Wolfram Language entity code

Entity["Satellite", "25789"]

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QuikSCAT

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