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Taurus 3210 | Formosat-2

Orbital Sciences Corporation · Minotaur-C 3210 · Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation's 44th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,657th orbital launch attempt

May 20, 2004Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: May 20, 17:47May 20, 17:47 UTC

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Formosat-2

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.

Earth Science · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 576E

9 launches from this pad · 899 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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