Key statistics
Satellite FORMOSAT-8A at a glance.
Uptime
29
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FORMOSAT-8A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FORMOSAT-8A
International designator: 2025-276A
Object number (NORAD): 66666
Object ID (CCSDS): 66666
Country: TAIWAN (TWN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.976 minutes
Inclination: 97.6576 deg
SMA: 6943.89 km
Apoapsis: 568.616 km
Periapsis: 562.895 km
RAAN: 72.6324 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00041189
Argument of periapsis: 181.331 deg
Mean anomaly: 178.7904 deg
Mean motion: 15.00370343 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000045 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036301063 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 27, 2025, 3:23 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 26, 2025, 9:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FORMOSAT-8A
TLE line 1: 1 66666U 25276A 25360.90077576 .00004500 00000-0 36301-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 66666 97.6576 72.6324 0004119 181.3310 178.7904 15.00370343 4217
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FORMOSAT-8A.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for FORMOSAT-8A, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
FORMOSAT-8A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 15 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 28, 2025, 6:44 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 15 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 28, 2025, 6:44 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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