FORMOSAT

NORAD 44353 · COSPAR 2019-036Q · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40143 @ 576 x 577 km x 23.9963 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 23:00 UTC Â· 8.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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FORMOSAT 7-6
1 44353U 19036Q 26298.95875873 .00001797 00000-0 12674-3 0 09994
2 44353 23.9963 167.6762 0001090 183.2531 176.7963 14.96962554401433

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

23.9963Â°

Period

96.19 min

Perigee

576 km

Apogee

577 km

Eccentricity

0.000109

RAAN

167.6762Â°

Arg of Perigee

183.2531Â°

Mean Motion

14.96962554 rev/d