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QuikScat

Titan II SLV launch from Vandenberg (United States) on June 20, 1999, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 20, 1999 · 02:15 UTCLaunch 1999-034Launch no. 4,323 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC4W
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyBoeing/2SLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 20, 1999, 02:15
Launch designation
1999-034
Mission
QuikScat
Flight name
Quikscat
Vehicle flight ID
23G-7

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
830 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.970 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
QuikScat1999-034ANORAD 25789NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterEarth science970 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.