Formosat-2 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
20 May 2004, 5:47pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Formosat-2
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Medium Earth Orbit
ROCSAT 2 (Republic of China Satellite 2) is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO) whose mission is regional remote sensing – to collect data to be used for natural disaster evaluation, agricultural applications, urban planning strategy, environmental monitoring, and ocean surveillance. In addition, the satellite's payload will include an auroral observation instrument.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC
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