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 71.966°
Eccentricity 0.00419
RA ascending node 16.226 hr
Argument perigee 166.849°
Mean anomaly 193.376°
Orbital period 100.616 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 03:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 764.9 km
Mean Altitude 794.9 km
Peak Altitude 825.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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