Payload (satellite)
FORMOSAT-5: live position and orbit
OperationalROC
FORMOSAT-5 is a satellite launched 2017-08-24 by ROC.
Facts
NORAD ID42920
International designator2017-049A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerROC
Launch date2017-08-24
Launch siteVandenberg, USA
Orbital period99.3 min
Inclination98.22°
Apogee732 km
Perigee714 km
About
Formosat-5 is the first Earth observation satellite manufactured and operated solely by the National Space Organization, the national civilian space agency of Taiwan. The satellite was launched from a Falcon 9 rocket on 24 August 2017, and placed into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 720 km. Formosat-5 can capture color and more detailed monochrome images, along with measuring the ionosphere plasma's properties.