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Formosat-2

Minotaur-C 3210 · Earth Science

2004Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg

Mission

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.

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Mission Facts

Provider
OSC
Rocket
Minotaur-C 3210
Orbit
MEO
Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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