FORMOSAT-3 FM3

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 29050
COSPAR ID 2006-011D
Alternative names COSMIC-3 FM3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 72.014°
Eccentricity 0.00455
RA ascending node 23.840 hr
Argument perigee 216.954°
Mean anomaly 142.848°
Orbital period 98.257 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 14:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 650.4 km
Mean Altitude 682.5 km
Peak Altitude 714.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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