CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - FormoSat-1 -
Full Name FormoSat-1 (Republic of China Satellite - 1) Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies TASA Launch Date 26 Jan 1999
Mission Links mission site EOL Date 17 Jun 2004
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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
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.
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