Spacecraft information: FORMOSAT-8A

Launch Details
Launched 27 November 2025
Flight ended
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner Taiwan (Republic of China)
NORAD ID 66666
COSPAR ID 2025-276A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.655°
Eccentricity 0.00032
RA ascending node 9.004 hr
Argument perigee 328.522°
Mean anomaly 31.582°
Orbital period 95.931 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Feb 2026, 05:07

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 568.5 km
Mean Altitude 570.7 km
Peak Altitude 572.9 km

Launched alongside

PELICAN-5 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT C TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT D HUNITY TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT F BRO-17 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT H BRO-20 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT K TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT L TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT M LEMUR-2-DEANANDMAEVE LILIUM-2 OTTER TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT R ION SCV-022 6GSTARLAB TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT U TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT V LEMUR-2-STAS-GORBUK LEO EXPRESS 3 WISDOM A AC1-003 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT AA TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT AB NUSAT-52 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT AD YAM-9 IRIDE FM1 IRIDE FM2 IRIDE FM3 IRIDE FM4 IRIDE FM5 IRIDE FM6 IRIDE FM7 IRIDE FM8 PELICAN-6 FLOCK 4H-1 FLOCK 4H-2 FLOCK 4H-3 FLOCK 4H-4 FLOCK 4H-5 FLOCK 4H-6 FLOCK 4H-7 FLOCK 4H-8 FLOCK 4H-9 FLOCK 4H-10 FLOCK 4H-11 FLOCK 4H-12 FLOCK 4H-13 FLOCK 4H-14 FLOCK 4H-15 FLOCK 4H-16 FLOCK 4H-17 FLOCK 4H-18 FLOCK 4H-19 FLOCK 4H-20 FLOCK 4H-21 FLOCK 4H-22 FLOCK 4H-23 FLOCK 4H-24 FLOCK 4H-25 FLOCK 4H-26 FLOCK 4H-27 FLOCK 4H-28 FLOCK 4H-29 FLOCK 4H-30 FLOCK 4H-31 FLOCK 4H-32 FLOCK 4H-33 FLOCK 4H-34 FLOCK 4H-35 FLOCK 4H-36 NUSAT-51 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT CD MERCURY ONE NUSAT-47 AC1-001 AC1-002 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT CJ W-SERIES 5 UMBRA-11 PIAST-S1 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT CN ICEYE-X58 ICEYE-X59 ICEYE-X60 ICEYE-X61 ICEYE-X62 MAUVE PIAST-S2 PIAST-M TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT CX TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT CY TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT CZ HYDROGNSS-1 HYDROGNSS-2 NAHLA TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT DD T.MICROSAT-1 ACCENTURE-1 LEMUR-2-TEODOR SPEQTRE LILIUM-3 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT DK IHI-SAT2 TRANSPORTER-15 OBJECT DM GENA-OT PHI 1 LEMUR-2-LAILA LUNA-1 FORESAIL-1 PRIME FOSSASAT-2E22 FOSSASAT-2E24 LACUNASAT-4D ION SCV-021

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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