FORMOSAT-5

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FORMOSAT-5 is classified as:

• Space & Earth Science
• Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 42920
Int'l Code: 2017-049A
Launch date: August 24, 2017
Source: Taiwan (Republic of China) (ROC)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)



FORMOSAT-5 is an Earth remote sensing satellite which was built and operated by the National Space Organization of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Equipped with the Remote Sensing Imager (RSI) payload, providing multispectral and panchromatic imaging capabilities, FORMOSAT-5 will replace the FORMOSAT-2 satellite which was retired last August. FORMOSAT-5 also carries the Advanced Ionospheric Probe, or AIP, package, which will study the behavior of plasma within Earth’s ionosphere.

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1 42920U 17049A   26248.80876870  .00000024  00000-0  17237-4 0  9994
2 42920  98.2197 322.3045 0011246 189.1359 170.9633 14.50905625478368

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC