2017 · SpaceX

Formosat 5

successFalcon 9 Full Thrust | Formosat 5

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.

Overview

Date / time: August 24, 2017 at 06:51 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 4E
Mission: Formosat 5
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Full Thrust →

Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1

FORMOSAT-5

LEO