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QuikSCAT
Quick Scatterometer
Launched in:
1999
Orbit height:
803 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
NASA - USA
QuikSCAT websites
Information
NASA JPL - Winds QuikScat mission
Data ordering
PODAAC - QUIKSCAT data
ESA Earth Online - Data access
EUMETSAT EO Portal - Data Center access
ESA - Third Party Missions (data for research)
On Board Sensors
Seawinds ()
Information
NASA JPL - Winds QuikScat mission
Data ordering
NASA JPL - Winds QuikScat mission
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (13.4 GHz) (Other)
1800