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FORMOSAT-2 (ROCSAT 2)
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
May 20, 2004 at 05:47 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Minotaur-C 3210 →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mission
Formosat-2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
891 km
Periapsis
888 km
Inclination
98.85°
Orbital period
102.76 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2004-018A
NORAD catalog №
28254
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Taiwan
Radar cross-section
3.1147 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational