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Formosat 5

Falcon 9 · Earth Science

2017Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg

Mission

Formosat 5 is an Earth observation satellite developed by the Taiwan's National Space Organization (NSPO). Weighing about 475 kg, it will reside in a sun-synchronous orbit at 720-km altitude.

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Mission Facts

Provider: SpaceX
Rocket: Falcon 9
Orbit: SSO
Pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
NET precision: Year
Data source: LL2

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