Formosat-5
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
18:51:00
Thursday August 24, 2017
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Formosat-5
Formosat-5 is an Earth observation satellite operated by the National Space Organization (NSPO) of Taiwan. It is NSPO's first indigenously developed remote sensing satellite.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
475 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$62.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
6,804 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
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Falcon 9
41st
Mission
12th
Mission of 2017
SpaceX
46th
Mission
12th
Mission of 2017
2017
53rd
Orbital launch attempt