FAST 1 (USA 222)

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FAST 1 (USA 222) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 37227

Int'l Code: 2010-062F

Perigee: 633.9 km

Apogee: 659.2 km

Inclination: 72.0 °

Period: 97.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7017 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 20, 2010
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Kodiak Island, Alaska (KODAK)

Uplink (MHz): 145.825
Downlink (MHz): 437.345
Beacon (MHz): 437.342
Mode: 1200bps AFSK
Call sign: FAST1
Status: Inactive

FASTRAC—short for Formation Autonomy Spacecraft with Thrust, Relnav, Attitude and Crosslink—was developed by grad students and undergrads at the University of Texas, Austin. FASTRAC consists of two satellites, each about the size of two car tires, that will separate from each other in orbit to demonstrate communication and coordination capabilities.

1 37227U 10062F   11336.46911554 +.00001139 +00000-0 +16965-3 0 00417
2 37227 071.9717 028.1737 0018062 323.2571 036.7326 14.76815287006909

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants