Formosat-5
Space rocket
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Formosat-5 is the first Earth observation satellite manufactured and operated solely by the National Space Organization, the national civilian space agency of Taiwan. The satellite was launched from a Falcon 9 rocket on 24 August 2017, and placed... Wikipedia
Manufacturer: Taiwan Space Agency
Launch date: August 24, 2017 at 2:51 PM EDT
Launch site: Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4
Orbit height: 447 mi
Speed on orbit: 4.656 miles/s
Cost: 5.65 billion TWD (2017)
Launch mass: 475 kg (1,047 lb)