FORMOSAT-2

Launch Details
Launched 19 May 2004
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner Taiwan (Republic of China)
NORAD ID 28254
COSPAR ID 2004-018A
Alternative names ROCSAT 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.796°
Eccentricity 0.00003
RA ascending node 10.587 hr
Argument perigee 172.216°
Mean anomaly 301.003°
Orbital period 102.769 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Jul 2025, 14:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 896.5 km
Mean Altitude 896.8 km
Peak Altitude 897.0 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

TAURUS R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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