Seasat satellite

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:cause electrical failure
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration 106 days
gptkbp:elevation 800 km
gptkbp:endDate 1978-10-10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seasat satellite
gptkbp:launchDate 1978-06-27
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas-Agena
gptkbp:notableFor first satellite to carry synthetic aperture radar for oceanography
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType Sun-synchronous
gptkbp:payload gptkb:Synthetic_Aperture_Radar_(SAR)
Radar Altimeter
Microwave Scatterometer
Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR)
Visible and Infrared Radiometer
gptkbp:purpose remote sensing
oceanographic data collection
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wind_Scatterometer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7