FORTE
Launch
Launched on Aug 29, 1997 from Space Launch Complex 10E, United States of America aboard a Pegasus XL.
Pegasus XL | Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events (FORTE) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 18:33 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 29, 1997
Mass
—
Apogee
817 km
Perigee
790 km
Inclination
69.95°
Period
1.68 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for FORTE across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
790 × 817 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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