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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Full Thrust·Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Formosat 5

Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit·Type: Earth Science

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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Formosat 5 mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Full ThrustCredit: SpaceX · Launch Library 2

Formosat 5 is an Earth observation satellite developed by the Taiwan's National Space Organization (NSPO). Weighing about 475 kg, it will reside in a sun-synchronous orbit at 720-km altitude.

Target orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission type
Earth Science
Rocket family
Falcon 9
Height
71m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg