Seasat operated in Earth orbit for 105 days, measuring sea-surface winds and temperatures, wave heights, atmospheric liquid water content, sea ice features and ocean topography, …

Jun 14, 2012 · SeaSat (also referred to as SeaSat-A prior to launch and SeaSat-1 after launch) is a pioneering Earth observation experimental mission of NASA/JPL; the first ever civilian …

Seasat was the first satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth’s oceans with synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The mission was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of global …

Seasat was the first satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth's oceans with a variety of microwave instruments, including an ocean radar altimeter for measuring sea surface height, a …

Aug 15, 2023 · Test oceanographic sensors and monitor Earth's seas.

Seasat was a NASA oceanography experimental mission. It was launched on 28 June 1978 and ceased operations that same year. On board was the first-ever spaceborne synthetic aperture …

Oct 10, 1978 · Seasat, experimental U.S. ocean surveillance satellite launched June 26, 1978. During its 99 days of operation, Seasat orbited the Earth 14 times daily. Instruments of the …

NASA's Seasat was the first Earth-orbiting satellite specifically designed for the remote sensing of the global ocean, and carried NASA’s first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) into orbit.

During some 3 months of orbital operations, Seasat collected a unique set of global synoptic data on ocean winds, waves, temperature, and topography.

Mar 31, 1991 · Seasat, in orbit during 1978, was the first satellite to include a radar altimeter for mapping sea-surface topography. The resulting improvements to the global marine geoid …