Orbital Sciences Corporation

Formosat-2

Minotaur-C 3210

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, May 20, 2004 · 17:47 UTC

Mission

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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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Minotaur-C 3210

Variant: 3210

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.739° N, 120.619° W

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