| Name of the satellite | FAST |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Explorer 70 SMEX/FAST 24285 |
| COSPAR designation | 96-049A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Ronald E. Adkins |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-GSFC |
| Country or Space Agency | USA |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1996-049A
http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/fast/ http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/fast/ http://sunland.gsfc.nasa.gov/smex/fast/fast_top.html |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 21-08-1996 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | ***** |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | ***** |
| Type of the orbits | MEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 348 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 4159 / 0.65 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 133 / 2.2 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 12 |
| Eccentricity | 0.19317 |
| Inclination (°) | 83 |
| Observed regions | Earth's auroral regions, upper atmosphere |
| Observed waves | Auroral kilometric radiation (AKR), ion cyclotron waves and VLF auroral hiss and saucers |
| Name of the first experiment | Electric Field and Langmuir Probe Experiment |
| Name of the second experiment | Tri-Axial Fluxgate and Search-coil Magnetometers |