FASTRAC 2

Technology demonstration satellite developed by the University of Texas at Austin. FASTRAC 2 was launched on November 20, 2010 aboard a Minotaur IV from Kodiak. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-062MNORAD 37380United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Fastrac-OSCAR-70
Common name: FASTRAC 2
Payload designation: Fastrac 2
Other names: USA 228,STP S26:PN,FO-70,Emma
International designator: 2010-062M
NORAD catalog number: 37380
GCAT identifier: S37380

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: STP2
Owner: USAF SMC
Country: United States
Builder: University of Texas - Austin
Platform (bus): FASTRAC

Launch

Date: November 20, 2010 · 01:25 UTC
Launch record: 2010-062Success
Rocket: Minotaur IV
Spaceport: Kodiak · pad LP1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 629 km
Apogee: 651 km
Inclination: 71.97°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: August 2012
End of operations: 2013

Size

Mass: 27 kg
Dry mass: 27 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 0.5 m

Launched together

STPSat-2Technology · USAF SMC RAXSpace science · UM O/OREOSBiology · ARC FASTSAT-HSV01Technology · USAF SMC USA-221Technology · USAF SMC FASTRAC 1Technology · USAF SMC NanoSail-D2Technology · ARC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14152737 (CC0).