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FalconSAT-2

FalconSAT-2

FalconSAT-2 (FS 2, COSPAR 2006-F01) was a satellite built by students of the United States Air Force Academy as part of the FalconSAT program. It was intended to be placed into low Earth orbit to study the effects of plasma on communications with spacecraft, yet failed to reach orbit due to a malfunction of its carrier rocket.