Taurus 3210 | Formosat-2
Launch information
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ROCSAT 2 (Republic of China Satellite 2) is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO) whose mission is regional remote sensing – to collect data to be used for natural disaster evaluation, agricultural applications, urban planning strategy, environmental monitoring, and ocean surveillance. In addition, the satellite's payload will include an auroral observation instrument.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Taurus 3210 | Formosat-2’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: May 20, 2004, 5:47 p.m.
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Formosat-2 (MEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Orbital Sciences Corporation |
Rocket |
Minotaur-C 3210 |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 576E |
Type |
Earth Science |
Orbit |
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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#7
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#44
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#18
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#2
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#1
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#1
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