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COSMIC 2-6
Taiwanese-U.S. meteorological and research satellite. COSMIC 2-6 was launched on June 25, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2019-036QNORAD 44353Taiwan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- COSMIC 2-6
- Payload designation
- COSMIC-2 FM6
- Other names
- FORMOSAT-7 FM3:P
- International designator
- 2019-036Q
- NORAD catalog number
- 44353
- GCAT identifier
- S44353
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
- 23.99°
- 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-EMSGreen Propellant Infusion MissionTechnology · NASA MSFCCOSMIC 2-3Meteorology · NSPODemonstration and Science ExperimentsTechnology · AFRL/RVFalconSat 7Technology · USAF AcademyCOSMIC 2-1Meteorology · NSPOCOSMIC 2-4Meteorology · NSPOCOSMIC 2-2Meteorology · NSPOPSAT-2Communications · USNABRICSat-2Technology · USNA
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108120850 (CC0).