Objectives and Applications
This is a radio occultation mission supporting meteorology and ionosphere & climate measurements. 6-satellite constellation (equatorial).
Full Name
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (4)
aka FORMOSAT-7 (4)
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 Jun 2019
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2026
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
24 deg
Orbit Altitude
550 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
IVM - Ion Velocity Meter |
| RFB - Radio Frequency Beacon |
| TGRS - Tri-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, RFB, TGRS |
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