FASTSat

Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite

past Mission

Type

SmallSat

Launch

Nov. 20, 2010

Destination

Low Earth orbit

Objective

Technology demonstration

FASTSAT was NASA’s first microsatellite. It successfully demonstrated a capability to build, deploy, and operate a science and technology flight mission at lower costs than previously possible.

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