A rocket carrying
The Minotaur 4
"This
Built by the
Here's what's on
FASTSAT
This NASA craft —
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The agency spent
FASTSAT is carrying
NanoSail-D will use
Also onboard FASTSAT
O/OREOS
NASA's O/OREOS
O/OREOS is about the
One of these will
STPSat-2
This U.S. Air Force
STPSat-2 will be the
FASTRAC,
Also aboard the
FASTRAC — short
FASTRAC consists of
FalconSat-5 was also
The Radio Aurora
RAX's primary
All of these
Because this will be
The launch marks the
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