Formosat-1

Taiwanese Earth observation satellite. Formosat-1 was launched on January 27, 1999 aboard a Athena-1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 21, 2023).

COSPAR 1999-002ANORAD 25616Taiwan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Formosat-1
Payload designation: ROCSAT-1
International designator: 1999-002A
NORAD catalog number: 25616
GCAT identifier: S25616

Mission

Mission type: Earth science, Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: ROCSAT
Owner: NSPO
Country: Taiwan
Builder: TRW Inc.
Platform (bus): LEOStar T-200

Launch

Date: January 27, 1999 · 00:34 UTC
Launch record: 1999-002Success
Rocket: Athena-1
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC46

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 586 km
Apogee: 604 km
Inclination: 34.99°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 21, 2023
Last known active: Jun 17, 2004
End of operations: Jun 17, 2004

Size

Mass: 403 kg
Dry mass: 330 kg
Length: 1.1 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q700995 (CC0).