COSMIC 2-3

Taiwanese-U.S. meteorological and research satellite. COSMIC 2-3 was launched on June 25, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT: COSMIC 2-3
Payload designation: COSMIC-2 FM3
Other names: FORMOSAT-7 FM5:P
International designator: 2019-036E
NORAD catalog number: 44343
GCAT identifier: S44343

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Civil government
Program: COSMIC
Owner: NSPO
Country: Taiwan
Builder: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Platform (bus): SSTL-100

Launch

Date: June 25, 2019 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record: 2019-036Success
Rocket: Falcon Heavy
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/E
Perigee: 708 km
Apogee: 724 km
Inclination: 24.00°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: February 2023

Size

Mass: 278 kg
Dry mass: 278 kg
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 3.0 m

Launched together

Deep Space Atomic ClockTechnology · GA-EMS Green Propellant Infusion MissionTechnology · NASA MSFC Demonstration and Science ExperimentsTechnology · AFRL/RV FalconSat 7Technology · USAF Academy COSMIC 2-1Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-4Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-2Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-6Meteorology · NSPO PSAT-2Communications · USNA BRICSat-2Technology · USNA

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108120837 (CC0).