FORMOSAT

NORAD 44358 · COSPAR 2019-036V · ACTIVE

Orbit: #40126 @ 576 x 576 km x 23.9971 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 06:30 UTC Â· 51.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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FORMOSAT 7-5
1 44358U 19036V 26294.27112387 .00002493 00000-0 18595-3 0 09996
2 44358 23.9971 138.0740 0000245 179.8465 180.2036 14.96952868401262

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 25th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 3 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

23.9971Â°

Period

96.2 min

Perigee

576 km

Apogee

576 km

Eccentricity

2.45E-5

RAAN

138.074Â°

Arg of Perigee

179.8465Â°

Mean Motion

14.96952868 rev/d