FORTE
Mission information
Name
FORTE
Alternate Names
Fast On-orbit Rapid Recording of Transient Events
Satellite ID
JSVB-5618-9837-5426-1381
NORAD ID
24920
Country of Origin

United States of America

Status
Satellite in orbit
Operational

Satellite is in orbit

Reception
Status
Unknown
Image
FORTE
Description

FORTE is a US DOE-sponsored (Department of Energy) spacecraft designed and built by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The spacecraft features an advanced radio frequency (RF) impulse detection and characterization experiment. The prime objective is the measurement of electromagnetic pulses (EMP), primarily due to lightning, within a noise environment dominated by continuous wave (CW) carriers, such as TV and FM stations.

SatNOGS Links
Network Observations
CW
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Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
401568000.0
Updated by ENSFNM and reviewed on 2021-10-09 14:52 by pierros
TLM U
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Type
Transmitter
Service
Earth Exploration
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
401570000.0
Baud
4800
Updated by PE0SAT and reviewed on 2025-09-05 07:47 by PE0SAT
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Observer Latest Data
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2026-10-27 11:26:50 UTC
TLE Set 
1 24920U 97047A   26300.06573975  .00000083  00000-0  56728-4 0  9990
2 24920  69.9527  76.1313 0019030  99.2758 261.0517 14.27989298517511
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