ISS-RapidScat
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iss-rapidscat-192-2261925
title:
ISS-RapidScat
text:
ISS-RapidScat was an instrument mounted to the International Space Station's Columbus module that measured wind speeds. It was launched aboard SpaceX CRS-4 in September 2014 and operated until August 2016. ISS-RapidScat was a scatterometer designed to support weather forecasting by bouncing microwaves off the ocean's surface to measure wind speed via wind waves. It featured a 75 cm (30 in) rotating radar dish that operated at 13.4 GHz. It could collect data between 51.6 degrees north and south l
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISS-RapidScat
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date modified:
2023-02-27T07:07:13Z
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