Status
Success
FAST
Launch Time
Wed Aug 21, 1996 09:47 UTC
Wed Aug 21, 1996 09:47 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
FAST (Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer)
FAST was designed to observe and measure the plasma physics of the auroral phenomena which occur around both of Earth's poles. While its Electric Field Experiment failed around 2002, all other instruments continued to operate normally until science operations were ended on May 1, 2009.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 191.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Stargazer, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1996
53rd orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
13th mission
4th mission of 1996
9th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission