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Formosat-2

Taurus 3210

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Formosat-2

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit

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.

Location

Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Space Launch Complex 576E has witnessed the launch of 9 rockets, including 9 orbital launch attempts. While Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 811 rocket launches.

Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

Rocket

Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-C 3210

American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.

Learn more about the Minotaur-C 3210

Agency

Orbital Sciences Corporation

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