Latitude
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FORMOSAT-5
NORAD 42920 · COSPAR 2017-049A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48817 @ 715 x 731 km x 98.2128 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-12 11:03 UTC · 8.6 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 26316.46109919 .00000171 00000-0 54417-4 0 09999
2 42920 98.2128 28.3706 0011213 353.9629 6.1429 14.50924263488176
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42920U 17049A 26316.46109919 .00000171 00000-0 54417-4 0 09999
2 42920 98.2128 28.3706 0011213 353.9629 6.1429 14.50924263488176
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
August 25th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 2 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
98.2128°
Period
99.25 min
Perigee
715 km
Apogee
731 km
Eccentricity
0.0011213
RAAN
28.3706°
Arg of Perigee
353.9629°
Mean Motion
14.50924263 rev/d