Taurus 3210 | Formosat-2
Status: Success | Launched: May 20, 2004 17:47 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Orbital Sciences Corporation (Commercial)
- Rocket: Minotaur-C 3210 — Minotaur family
Mission
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.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 576E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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