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FORMOSAT-7R

Taiwanese weather satellite. FORMOSAT-7R was launched on October 9, 2023 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2023-155BNORAD 58017Taiwan

Identity

Name in GCAT
FORMOSAT-7R
Payload designation
TRITON
International designator
2023-155B
NORAD catalog number
58017
GCAT identifier
S58017

Mission

Mission type
Earth science
Use
Civil government
Program
ROCSAT
Owner
TASA
Country
Taiwan
Builder
Taiwan Space Agency
Platform (bus)
TRITON

Launch

Date
October 9, 2023 · 01:36 UTC
Launch record
2023-155Success
Rocket
Vega
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
602 km
Apogee
605 km
Inclination
97.93°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 9, 2023

Size

Mass
241 kg
Dry mass
241 kg
Length
1.3 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
3.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q122983706 (CC0).