Category:QuikSCAT

**QuikSCAT**
	earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer to measure the surface wind speed and direction over the ice-free global oceans
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Instance of	Earth observation satellite;
Country of origin	United States of America;
Operator	National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Start point	Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 West;
Manufacturer	Ball Aerospace & Technologies;
Space launch vehicle	Titan 23G (23G-7);
UTC date of spacecraft launch	20 June 1999 (02:15);
Type of orbit	Sun-synchronous orbit;
Significant event	rocket launch (1999, Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 West); service retirement (2018);
Powered by	photovoltaic system (874 watt);
Mass	970 kg;
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