FORMOSAT

NORAD 44343 · COSPAR 2019-036E · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40311 @ 533 x 535 km x 24.0003 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-26 11:09 UTC Â· 37.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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FORMOSAT 7-3
1 44343U 19036E 26299.46467362 .00002656 00000-0 13587-3 0 09999
2 44343 24.0003 354.4113 0001010 70.4427 289.6186 15.10661325403115

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 25th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Taiwan's National Space Organization/National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admistration (NOAA)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon Heavy

Contractor

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

Launch mass

280 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

24.0003Â°

Period

95.32 min

Perigee

533 km

Apogee

535 km

Eccentricity

0.000101

RAAN

354.4113Â°

Arg of Perigee

70.4427Â°

Mean Motion

15.10661325 rev/d