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Satellite:
FORMOSAT-1
Satellite details
Acronym
FORMOSAT-1
Full name
FORMOSAT-1
Satellite Description
First flight unit of the FORMOSAT programme.
Main mission: ocean colour monitoring
Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
401 kg
Dry mass
Power
450 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from the Image Processing System of the Hsinchu centre, and also by direct-read out granted by NSPO.
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
600 km
Inclination
35
°
Space agency
NSPO
, UCAR
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
26 Jan 1999
EOL
17 Jun 2004
Last update:
2017-08-01
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
FORMOSAT-1
Acronym
Full name
OCI
Ocean Color Imager
IPEI
Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
FORMOSAT-1
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed