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Class: Earth. Type: Seasat. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Ball. Built under a NASA rapid delivery contract. Carried the SeaWinds scatterometer for remote sensing of ocean winds. Typical orbit: 805 km circular orbit, 98.5 deg inclination. QuikScat Chronology
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