Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Formosat 5
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Full Thrust · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 46th launch · 12th this year · humanity's 5,668th orbital launch attempt
August 24, 2017Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 24, 18:51 – Aug 24, 19:33 UTC
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Formosat 5
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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Booster
- B1038 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed ✓ · zone record 156/157
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- Formosat-5 Mission — SpaceX
