 model of COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 | |||||||||
| Mission type | Meteorology, ionosphere, climatology, and space weather research | ||||||||
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| Operator | Taiwan Space Agency (formerly National Space Organization) NOAA | ||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2019-036L, 2019-036N, 2019-036E, 2019-036M, 2019-036V, 2019-036Q | ||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 44349, 44351, 44343, 44350, 44358, 44353 | ||||||||
| Website | www.nspo.narl.org.tw | ||||||||
| Mission duration | Planned: 5 years[1] Elapsed: 5 years, 4 months, 13 days | ||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
| Manufacturer | National Space Organization and SSTL[2] | ||||||||
| Launch mass | 6 × 300 kg (660 lb)[2] | ||||||||
| Dimensions | Length: 1.25 m, width: 1 m, height: 1.25 m[2] | ||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||
| Launch date | 25 June 2019, 06:30 UTC[3] | ||||||||
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy Flight 3[4][5] | ||||||||
| Launch site | KSC LC-39A[4] | ||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
| Inclination | 24°(Set 1)[6] 72°(Set 2, canceled)[7] | ||||||||
| Period | 97 min[6] | ||||||||
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COSMIC-2 also known as FORMOSAT-7, is the constellation of satellites for meteorology, ionosphere, climatology, and space weather research. FORMOSAT-7 is a joint US-Taiwanese project including National Space Organization (NSPO) on the Taiwanese side and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Air Force (USAF) on the US side. FORMOSAT-7 is the successor of FORMOSAT-3[6] The six satellites of the constellation were launched 25 June 2019 on a Falcon Heavy rocket. They reached their designated mission orbits in February 2021, after eighteen months of gradual orbital adjustments.[8] Full operational capability was achieved in October 2021.[9]
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- ^ 朱則瑋 (3 August 2018). "台灣另一個驕傲 福衛七號最快年底升空". 中央通訊社. 台北市: 中央社.
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- ^ "不執行福衛七號第二組6枚衛星星系說明". 國家太空中心. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "All Formosat-7 satellites attain mission orbits". Taipei Times. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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