Objectives and Applications
ROCSat is a satellite program of NSPO (National Space Program Office) of Taiwan. A major program objective was to provide a national (NSPO, industry, university, etc.) capability and to create an infrastructure and environment for state-of-the-art space age technology and research.
Full Name
FormoSat-1 (Republic of China Satellite - 1)
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
TASA
Launch Date
26 Jan 1999
Mission Links
EOL Date
17 Jun 2004
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
96.7 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
35 deg
Orbit Altitude
600 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
52 days
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