Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fast_Auroral_Snapshot_Explorer
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
NASA Mars mission
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FAST
gptkbp:apogee 4175 km
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID 1996-049A
gptkbp:decommissioned 2009
gptkbp:duration planned 1 year
actual 7 years
gptkbp:goal study Earth's magnetosphere
study auroral phenomena
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer
gptkbp:inclination 82.97 degrees
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Electrostatic_Analyzers
gptkb:Fast_Auroral_Imager
gptkb:Time-of-Flight_Energy_Angle_Mass_Spectrograph
gptkb:Tri-Axial_Fluxgate_and_Searchcoil_Magnetometers
gptkbp:launchDate 1996-08-21
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Pegasus_XL
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:missionType Earth observation
scientific
gptkbp:NORAD_ID 24306
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:perihelion 350 km
gptkbp:website https://fast.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FAST_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6