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FORMOSAT-3A

29047. FORMOSAT-3A was launched on April 15, 2006 aboard a Minotaur I from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2006-011ANORAD 29047Taiwan

Identity

Name in GCAT
COSMIC 1-6
Common name
FORMOSAT-3A
Payload designation
FORMOSAT 3 FM6
Other names
COSMIC 6,STP S00-8
International designator
2006-011A
NORAD catalog number
29047
GCAT identifier
S29047

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
COSMIC
Owner
NSPO
Country
Taiwan
Builder
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Platform (bus)
Microstar

Launch

Date
April 15, 2006 · 01:40 UTC
Launch record
2006-011Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC8

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
495 km
Apogee
537 km
Inclination
72.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 6, 2020
End of operations
May 6, 2020

Size

Mass
62 kg
Dry mass
56 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
4.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q96811732 (CC0).