 Illustration of the FASTSAT microsatellite | |
| Names | Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite-Huntsville 01 FASTSAT-HSV 01 FASTSAT-Huntsville 01 USA-220 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | NASA / MSFC |
| COSPAR ID | 2010-062D |
| SATCAT no. | 37225 |
| Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 13 years, 11 months, 1 day (in orbit) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center[1] |
| Launch mass | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| Dimensions | 61 × 71 × 97 cm (24 × 28 × 38 in) |
| Power | 90 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 November 2010, 01:25:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Minotaur IV / HAPS |
| Launch site | Kodiak Launch Complex, Pad 1 |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences |
| Entered service | 2010 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | May 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 626 km (389 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 653 km (406 mi) |
| Inclination | 72.0° |
| Period | 97.7 minutes |
Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite-Huntsville 01 or FASTSAT-Huntsville 01 of the NASA. FASTSAT-HSV 01 was flying on the STP-S26 mission - a joint activity between NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program, or DoD STP. FASTSAT and all of its six experiments flying on the STP-S26 multi-spacecraft/payload mission have been approved by the Department of Defense Space and Experiments Review Board (USA-220).[1]