Latitude
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FORMOSAT-5
NORAD 42920 · COSPAR 2017-049A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48496 @ 714 x 732 km x 98.215 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:46 UTC · 53.3 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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FORMOSAT-5
1 42920U 17049A 26294.32421881 .00000114 00000-0 39885-4 0 09993
2 42920 98.2150 6.7587 0012486 59.1831 301.0591 14.50917589484964
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42920U 17049A 26294.32421881 .00000114 00000-0 39885-4 0 09993
2 42920 98.2150 6.7587 0012486 59.1831 301.0591 14.50917589484964
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
August 25th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
National Space Organization
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
National Space Organization
Launch mass
525 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.215°
Period
99.25 min
Perigee
714 km
Apogee
732 km
Eccentricity
0.0012486
RAAN
6.7587°
Arg of Perigee
59.1831°
Mean Motion
14.50917589 rev/d