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SuccessFormosat-2 · Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, May 20, 2004, 17:47 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, May 20, 2004, 17:47 UTC – Thursday, May 20, 2004, 17:47 UTC
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Formosat-2
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
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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