Spacecraft information: FORMOSAT-3 FM5

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 29049
COSPAR ID 2006-011C
Alternative names COSMIC-3 FM5
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 72.019°
Eccentricity 0.00322
RA ascending node 19.956 hr
Argument perigee 119.641°
Mean anomaly 240.795°
Orbital period 100.598 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Aug 2026, 07:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 771.0 km
Mean Altitude 794.1 km
Peak Altitude 817.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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