FORMOSAT-1

Launch Details
Launched 26 January 1999
Flight ended 20 May 2023
Status Decayed
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner Taiwan (Republic of China)
NORAD ID 25616
COSPAR ID 1999-002A
Alternative names ROCSAT 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 34.898°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 22.311 hr
Argument perigee 289.350°
Mean anomaly 70.717°
Orbital period 87.638 min
Epoch of osculation 21 May 2023, 19:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 159.2 km
Mean Altitude 164.7 km
Peak Altitude 170.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATHENA 1 R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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