Launch Overview
Vehicle
Taurus 3210
Agency
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Site / Pad
V / 576E
Outcome
Success
Flight
T7 (XL)
COSPAR Designator
2004-018
Mission
Formosat-2 (Earth Science)
ROCSAT 2 (Republic of China Satellite 2) is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO) whose mission is regional remote sensing – to collect data to be used for natural disaster evaluation, agricultural applications, urban planning strategy, environmental monitoring, and ocean surveillance. In addition, the satellite's payload will include an auroral observation instrument.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Minotaur-C 3210
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Agency launches
44 (1 YTD)
Site launches
618 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
7 (1 YTD)