| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | FORTÉ (Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Los Alamos National Labs/DOE |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Intermediate |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 790 |
| Apogee (km) | 823 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00229917090503727 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 70 |
| Period (minutes) | 101 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 215 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 41 |
| Power (watts) | 55 |
| Date of Launch | 29-08-1997 |
| Expected Lifetime | 3 yrs. |
| Contractor | Los Alamos National Lab/Sandia National Lab |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Pegasus XL |
| COSPAR Number | 1997-047A |
| NORAD Number | 24920 |
| Comments | Electronic equipment for detecting, analyzing and recording bursts of radio energy (nuclear tests) from near Earth´s surface (nonproliferation); study lightning; plastic satellite bus. |