NASA Seasat-A Ocean-Observation Spacecraft
NASA Earth-observation orbiter launched in 1978 as one of the first satellites dedicated to studying the oceans, testing radar altimetry, synthetic-aperture radar, scatterometry, radiometry, and other sensors before an electrical short ended its 105-day mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SeasatSeasat-ASeasat 1SEASAT-A satellite
- Family Name
- Seasat
- Full Name
- NASA Seasat-A Ocean-Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterearth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA Earth-observation orbiter launched in 1978 as one of the first satellites dedicated to studying the oceans, testing radar altimetry, synthetic-aperture radar, scatterometry, radiometry, and other sensors before an electrical short ended its 105-day mission.
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/seasat/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:36:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:36:49 UTC