Formosat-8A

Taiwanese Earth observation satellite. Formosat-8A was launched on November 28, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-276ANORAD 66666Taiwan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Formosat-8A
International designator: 2025-276A
NORAD catalog number: 66666
GCAT identifier: S66666

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging, Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: ROCSAT
Owner: TASA
Country: Taiwan
Builder: Taiwan Space Agency
Platform (bus): FS8

Launch

Date: November 28, 2025 · 18:44 UTC
Launch record: 2025-276Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 563 km
Apogee: 568 km
Inclination: 97.66°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Nov 28, 2025

Size

Mass: 380 kg
Dry mass: 380 kg
Length: 1.6 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 4.4 m

Launched together

GENA-OTOptical imaging · Planet W-Series 5Microgravity · Varda Space Umbra 11Radar imaging · Umbra Labs MICE-1Technology · Rashid Space Ctr

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q141415768 (CC0).