Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: The QuikSCAT ( Quick Scatterometer ) , an earth-observing satellite , provided estimates of wind speed and direction over the oceans to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and others .
Simplified: The QuikSCAT ( Quick Scatterometer ) is an earth-observing satellite that provides wind speed and direction information over oceans to NOAA .