Spacecraft information: FORMOSAT-3 FM1

Launch Details
Launched 14 April 2006
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner Taiwan (Republic of China)
NORAD ID 29048
COSPAR ID 2006-011B
Alternative names COSMIC-3 FM1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 71.964°
Eccentricity 0.00425
RA ascending node 13.928 hr
Argument perigee 193.831°
Mean anomaly 166.167°
Orbital period 100.601 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Jun 2026, 11:27

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 763.7 km
Mean Altitude 794.2 km
Peak Altitude 824.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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