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 72.012°
Eccentricity 0.00447
RA ascending node 16.635 hr
Argument perigee 233.747°
Mean anomaly 125.955°
Orbital period 98.158 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jul 2026, 03:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 646.2 km
Mean Altitude 677.7 km
Peak Altitude 709.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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