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Satellite:
FORMOSAT-5
Satellite details
Acronym
FORMOSAT-5
Full name
FORMOSAT-5
Satellite Description
3rd flight unit of the FORMOSAT programme.
Main mission: high-resolution land observation.
Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
525 kg
Dry mass
Power
280 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
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
720 km
ECT
10:00 desc
Space agency
NSPO
, UCAR
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
24 Aug 2017
EOL
≥2022
Last update:
2017-11-28
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-5
Acronym
Full name
RSI
Remote Sensing Instrument
AIP
Advanced Ionospheric Probe
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
FORMOSAT-5
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed