COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (5) Mission

Identifiercosmic-2-formosat-7-5NamesConstellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (5)COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (5)Aliasesformosat-7-5 About identifiers
SeriesCOSMIC-2cosmic-2

Objectives and Applications

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

Mission Summary

Full Name
Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (5)
aka FORMOSAT-7 (5)
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
NOAA, TASA, UCAR
Launch Date
25 Jun 2019
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
Dec 2026
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
24 deg
Orbit Altitude
550 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
44358
International Designator
2019-036V

Mission Instruments

IVM - Ion Velocity Meter cosmic-2-formosat-7-5_ivm
RFB - Radio Frequency Beacon cosmic-2-formosat-7-5_rfb
TGRS - Tri-GNSS Radio-occultation System cosmic-2-formosat-7-5_tgrs

Mission Measurements

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

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