Titan II SLV | QuikScat
The SeaWinds instrument on the QuikScat (Quick Scatterometer) mission is a “quick recovery” mission to fill the gap created by the loss of data from the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT), when the ADEOS 1 host satellite lost power in June 1997. The SeaWinds instrument is a specialized microwave radar that measures near-surface wind speed and direction under all weather and cloud conditions over the Earth’s oceans.
The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
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Mission Profile
QuikScat was a Titan II SLV 23G mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 20, 1999. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Polar Orbit. The launch was a success.