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 98.797°
Eccentricity 0.00005
RA ascending node 10.925 hr
Argument perigee 147.577°
Mean anomaly 274.974°
Orbital period 102.768 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Jul 2025, 20:41

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 896.4 km
Mean Altitude 896.7 km
Peak Altitude 897.1 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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