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    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 | 72.013° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00446 | 
| RA ascending node | 6.121 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 347.537° | 
| Mean anomaly | 12.467° | 
| Orbital period | 98.223 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 11:58 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 649.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 680.9 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 712.3 km | 
Orbital History
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