Status
Success
FORTE
Launch Time
Fri Aug 29, 1997 15:02 UTC
Fri Aug 29, 1997 15:02 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
FORTE (Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events)
It utilizes optical sensors, RF sensors, and an "event classifier" in order to make observations, including monitoring Very High Frequency (VHF) lightning emissions in the ionosphere occurring from between 50 to 600 miles (80 to 966 km) above the surface of the Earth, and it will be a component of the VHF Global Lightning and Severe Storm Monitor (V-GLASS) system.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 210.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Stargazer, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1997
49th orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
17th mission
3rd mission of 1997
12th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission