 model of COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 | |||||||||
| Mission type | Meteorology, Ionosphere, Climatology, and Space weather research | ||||||||
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| Operator | National Space Organization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ||||||||
| Website | www.nspo.narl.org.tw | ||||||||
| Mission duration | planned:5 years[1] | ||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
| Manufacturer | SSTL[2] | ||||||||
| Launch mass | 300 kg x 6[2] | ||||||||
| Dimensions | length: 1.25 m ,width: 1 m height: 1.25 m[2] | ||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||
| Launch date | June 2019[3] | ||||||||
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy[4][5] | ||||||||
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center[4] | ||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
| Inclination | 24°(Set 1)[6] 72°(Set 2, canceled)[7] | ||||||||
| Period | 97 min[6] | ||||||||
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COSMIC-2 also known as FORMOSAT-7, is the constellation of satellites for Meteorology, Ionosphere, Climatology, and Space weather research. FORMOSAT-7 is joint U.S.-Taiwanese project including National Space Organization(NSPO) on the Taiwanese side and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) on the U.S. side. FORMOSAT-7 is the successor of FORMOSAT-3[6]
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