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Archive: Mon Nov 2009

QuikSCAT satellite ceases operations

QuikSCAT wind vectors + GOES IR and water vapor images From an email received on the morning of 23 November 2009: “Several hours ago, shortly past 7:00Z today, telemetry received from QuikSCAT indicates that the antenna rotation rate has dropped to zero and remains at zero. The motor remains... Read More