COSMIC-2 FM4 Mission

Objectives and Applications

This is a radio occultation mission supporting meteorology and ionosphere & climate measurements. 6-satellite constellation (equatorial).

Mission Summary Click here for definitions of mission parameters used on this page.

Full Name
COSMIC-2 FM4
aka FORMOSAT-7 FM4
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NOAA, UCAR
Launch Date
25 Jun 2019
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
Dec 2026
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Orbit Details Click here for definitions of mission parameters used on this page.

Orbit Type
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
24 deg
Orbit Altitude
520 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
44350 (TLE)
International Designator
2019-036M

Mission Instruments

IVM - Ion Velocity Meter
RF Beacon - Radio Frequency Beacon
TGRS - TriG (Tri-GNSS) GNSS Radio-occultation System

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields TGRS
Atmospheric Temperature Fields TGRS
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements IVM, RF Beacon, TGRS

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