Latitude
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FORMOSAT
NORAD 44349 · COSPAR 2019-036L · ACTIVE
Orbit: #40385 @ 576 x 577 km x 23.9979 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-23 04:21 UTC · 20.9 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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FORMOSAT 7-1
1 44349U 19036L 26296.18177950 .00002631 00000-0 19765-3 0 09999
2 44349 23.9979 249.1884 0000544 197.4256 162.6226 14.96953476403857
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 44349U 19036L 26296.18177950 .00002631 00000-0 19765-3 0 09999
2 44349 23.9979 249.1884 0000544 197.4256 162.6226 14.96953476403857
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 25th 2019
Spacecraft age
7 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Taiwan's National Space Organization/National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admistration (NOAA)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon Heavy
Contractor
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Launch mass
280 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
23.9979°
Period
96.2 min
Perigee
576 km
Apogee
577 km
Eccentricity
5.44E-5
RAAN
249.1884°
Arg of Perigee
197.4256°
Mean Motion
14.96953476 rev/d