Spacecraft information: 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 0.00449
RA ascending node 17.305 hr
Argument perigee 241.938°
Mean anomaly 117.723°
Orbital period 98.159 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2026, 12:41

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 646.1 km
Mean Altitude 677.8 km
Peak Altitude 709.4 km

Launched alongside

FORMOSAT-3 FM6 FORMOSAT-3 FM1 FORMOSAT-3 FM5 FORMOSAT-3 FM4 FORMOSAT-3 FM2 MINOTAUR R/B FORMOSAT-3 FM2 DEB FORMOSAT-3 FM2 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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