Objectives and Applications
This is a radio occultation mission supporting meteorology and ionosphere & climate measurements. 6-satellite constellation (equatorial).
Full Name
COSMIC-2 FM3
aka FORMOSAT-7 FM3
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 Jun 2019
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2026
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
24 deg
Orbit Altitude
520 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
IVM - Ion Velocity Meter |
| RF Beacon - Radio Frequency Beacon |
| TGRS - TriG (Tri-GNSS) GNSS Radio-occultation System |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | TGRS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | TGRS |
| Gravity and Magnetic Fields | Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements | IVM, RF Beacon, TGRS |
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