FORMOSAT 7-6 (44353)

COSPAR: 2019-036Q | Alt Name: COSMIC 2-6

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 25, 2019

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

LC39A

Launch Vehicle

Falcon Heavy

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

44353

International Designator

2019-036Q

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:27:08 GMT

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Inclination

24.00°

Right Ascension

214.75°

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Argument of Perigee

313.81°

Period

96.22 min

Mean Motion

14.97 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

FORMOSAT 7-6

Alternative Name

COSMIC 2-6

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

NSPO

Country

Taiwan

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 44353U 19036Q   26185.22718056  .00002882  00000-0  22112-3 0  9992

2 44353  23.9965 214.7467 0000682 313.8083  46.2361 14.96580467384375

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Summary

FORMOSAT 7-6 (also known as COSMIC 2-6) is an Earth observation satellite designed and manufactured by SSTLA for NSPO. It was launched on June 25, 2019, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.2 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and a span of 3 meters with deployable solar arrays. It weighs 278 kilograms at launch and during its dry mass state. Equipped with TGRS equipment for data collection and powered by batteries alongside the solar array, it operates on a hydrazine monopropellant system as its motor. The satellite's shape is described as box-like with one panel deployment. Its mission is to conduct Earth observation over a planned five-year lifetime.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.2

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

278

Launch Mass

278

Shape

Box+ 1 pan

Radar Cross Section

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Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

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Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

COSMIC-2 FM6

Purpose

Earth observation

Mission

Earth observation

Manufacturer

SSTLA

Life Expectancy

5 years

Bus

SSTL-100

Configuration

SSTL-100

Motor

Hydrazine monopropellant system

Equipment

TGRS

Power System

Deployable solar array, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

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