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FORMOSAT-3D

29050. FORMOSAT-3D was launched on April 15, 2006 aboard a Minotaur I from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2006-011DNORAD 29050Taiwan

Identity

Name in GCAT
COSMIC 1-3
Common name
FORMOSAT-3D
Payload designation
FORMOSAT 3 FM3
Other names
COSMIC 3
International designator
2006-011D
NORAD catalog number
29050
GCAT identifier
S29050

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
540 km
Inclination
72.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2010
End of operations
2018

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 Q96811840 (CC0).