Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer mission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fast_Auroral_Snapshot_Explorer_mission
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
NASA space science missions
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:FAST_mission
gptkbp:apogee 4175 km
gptkbp:duration 7 years
gptkbp:goal study Earth's magnetosphere
study auroral phenomena
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer mission
gptkbp:inclination 83 degrees
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:MAG_(Magnetometer)
EESA (Electron Electrostatic Analyzer)
EFI (Electric Field Instrument)
ESA (Electrostatic Analyzer)
FPI (Fast Plasma Investigation)
FUV (Far Ultraviolet Imager)
IESA (Ion Electrostatic Analyzer)
gptkbp:launchDate 1996-08-21
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Pegasus_XL
gptkbp:mass 369 kg
gptkbp:missionType Earth science
magnetospheric research
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Craig_Pollock
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType highly elliptical
gptkbp:partOf Small Explorer program
gptkbp:perihelion 350 km
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Craig_Pollock
gptkbp:spacecraft SMEX (Small Explorer) platform
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:website https://www.ssl.berkeley.edu/fast/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fast_Auroral_Snapshot_Explorer_Telescope_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7