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TSAT-1A
Taiwanese Technology Demonstrator · Taiwanese Commercial Operator
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TSAT-1A, a Taiwanese commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact imaging or communications hardware for future Taiwanese small-satellite missions, part of Taiwan's growing investment in independent small-satellite engineering capability alongside its larger national space programs like FORMOSAT. Taiwan's investment in independent small-satellite engineering reflects the island's broader strategic interest in space-based capabilities that don't depend entirely on any single foreign partner.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 287–297 mi (461–477 km)
- Inclination
- 45.6°
- One orbit
- 93.8 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 59442
- Int’l designator
- 2024-066A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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