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FORMOSAT-3C

29049. FORMOSAT-3C was launched on April 15, 2006 aboard a Minotaur I from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2006-011CNORAD 29049Taiwan

Identity

Name in GCAT
COSMIC 1-5
Common name
FORMOSAT-3C
Payload designation
FORMOSAT 3 FM5
Other names
COSMIC 5
International designator
2006-011C
NORAD catalog number
29049
GCAT identifier
S29049

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
496 km
Apogee
539 km
Inclination
72.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2010
End of operations
Aug 1, 2010

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 Q96811800 (CC0).