Lockheed Martin

Formosat-1

Athena I

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 · 00:34 UTC

Mission

/01

The mission objective of ROCSAT-1 (Republic of China Satellite 1) is to develop, launch, and operate a low earth orbit satellite, and to conduct three scientific and technology experiments in the areas of ocean color imaging, space telecommunication, and solar-terrestrial physics.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Athena I

Variant: I

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 46

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.458° N, 80.528° W

2

Pad Launches

558

Location Launches

39

Agency Launches

2

Orbital This Year

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