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FORMOSAT-5
Earth Observation · NSPO / Taiwan
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Taiwan's first independently developed Earth observation satellite, deliberately built with 70% domestic content to grow Taiwan's space engineering capability. Its true value was in the engineers it trained — who built Taiwan's next-generation FORMOSAT-7 constellation, establishing Taiwan as a serious space technology nation.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 446–457 mi (718–736 km)
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- One orbit
- 99.2 minutes14.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42920
- Int’l designator
- 2017-049A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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