QuikSCAT
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| Launch date | June 20, 1999 |
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| Orbit height | 803 km |
| Speed on orbit | 7 km/s |
| Max speed | 25,200 km/h |
| Cost | 98 million USD |
| Manufacturers | Ball Aerospace & Technologies |
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| ID | 2308354 |
About QuikSCAT
The NASA QuikSCAT was an Earth observation satellite carrying the SeaWinds scatterometer. Its primary mission was to measure the surface wind speed and direction over the ice-free global oceans.