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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: United States Air Force. Manufacturer: Los Alamos.

FORTE - 'Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events' - was a US Los Alamos National Laboratory satellite designed to study natural and artificial radio emissions from the ionosphere. This data was needed to develop technology for monitoring nuclear test ban treaties.

Typical orbit: 799 km x 833 km at 70 degrees inclination.

FORTE Chronology

1997 August 29 - FORTE - Launch Site: Point Arguello WADZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus. Perigee: 799 km (496 mi). Apogee: 833 km (517 mi). Inclination: 70.00 deg. Period: 101.20 min.
FORTE - 'Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events' - was a US Los Alamos National Laboratory satellite designed to study natural and artificial radio emissions from the ionosphere. This data was needed to develop technology for monitoring nuclear test ban treaties.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

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