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FORMOSAT-1 (ROCSAT 1)

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
January 27, 1999 at 12:34 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Athena I →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Formosat-1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
163 km
Periapsis
152 km
Inclination
34.9°
Orbital period
87.64 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-002A
NORAD catalog №
25616
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
TaiwanTaiwan
Radar cross-section
2.4189 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 21, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 21, 2023
Time in service
24.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed