Orbital Sciences CorporationMinotaur-C 3210Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Formosat-2
Launched
May 20, 2004
Image: SSR2000
Summary
Formosat-2 launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-C 3210 from Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 20, 2004. It was Orbital Sciences Corporation's 44th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,657th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Minotaur-C 3210 flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Formosat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 728 × 750 km orbit inclined 99.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Minotaur-C 3210 flightOrbital Sciences Corporation's 44th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,657th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Formosat-2 · NORAD 28254 · 2004-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ROCSAT 2
- Object ID
- 2004-018A
- Epoch
- 2004-05-20 22:08:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.48185102 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015533
- Inclination
- 99.109°
- Ascending node
- 199.0754°
- Arg. of perigee
- 251.5081°
- Mean anomaly
- 108.4993°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- -0.0057779
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Formosat-2 · NORAD 28254 · in orbit
Taurus 7 Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 576E, 1st this year · 618th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
9 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Formosat-2 launch?
Formosat-2 launched on May 20, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Formosat-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Formosat-2?
Minotaur-C 3210, flown by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Minotaur-C 3210 spec sheet
Where did Formosat-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Formosat-2 reach?
Formosat-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 728 × 750 km orbit inclined 99.1°.
How many satellites did Formosat-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).